Where does “puștime” come from?

puștime (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".

puștime (Romanian): boydom

Definitions

  1. boydom

Ancestry of “puștime”, 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"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *puhô →Every word from Frankish *pokō →