Where does “пук” come from?
пук (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic поукъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European pank-.
пук (Russian): wisp, bunch, bundle, tuft; poot, fart
Definitions
- wisp, bunch, bundle, tuft; poot, fart
Ancestry of “пук”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | поукъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | pǫkъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pank- | — |