Where does “пудовка” come from?

пудовка (Russian) comes from Russian пуд, from Proto-Slavic pǫdъ, from Old Norse pund, from Proto-Germanic pundą, from Latin pondus, from Proto-Italic pondos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-os, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend- — to stretch.

пудовка (Russian): a kind of measure, when for volume then equal to a четвери́к and when for weight then equal to a пуд

Definitions

  1. a kind of measure, when for volume then equal to a четвери́к and when for weight then equal to a пуд

Ancestry of “пудовка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпудpood; percent
2Proto-Slavicpǫdъunder, below, beneath (stationary)
3Old Norsepund
4Proto-Germanicpundąpound
5Latinpondusweight; weight of a pound; heaviness, weight of a...
6Proto-Italicpondos
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pénd-os
8Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pend-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pénd-osEvery word from Proto-Italic pondos
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