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

  1. wisp, bunch, bundle, tuft; poot, fart

Ancestry of “пук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicпоукъ—
2Proto-Slavicpǫkъwisp?, bunch?, bundle?
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpank-—

Words derived from “пук”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pank- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pǫkъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic поукъ →