Where does “puștan” come from?

puștan (Romanian) comes from Romanian puști, from Ottoman Turkish پوشت, from French pochette, from Old French pochete, from Old French puche, from Frankish *pokō, from Proto-Germanic *puhô, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

puștan (Romanian): kid, teenager

Definitions

  1. kid, teenager

Ancestry of “puștan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpuștiyoung lad, a boy
2Ottoman Turkishپوشتcatamite, Ganymede, a homosexual libertine who...
3Frenchpochettepocket; sleeve; clutch bag
4Old Frenchpochetesmall bag
5Old Frenchpuchebag
6Frankish*pokō—
7Proto-Germanic*puhôbag
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “puștan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Frankish *pokō →