Where does “pușchea” come from?
pușchea (Romanian) comes from Latin pustulella, from Latin pustula, from Finnish pus-, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
pușchea (Romanian): a blister, sore, or pustule in the mouth,...
Definitions
- a blister, sore, or pustule in the mouth,...
Ancestry of “pușchea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pustulella | — |
| 2 | Latin | pustula | inflamed sore, blister, pustule |
| 3 | Finnish | pus- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |