Where does “puști” come from?

puști (Romanian) comes 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".

puști (Romanian): young lad, a boy

Definitions

  1. young lad, a boy

Ancestry of “puști”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puști”

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