Where does “пука” come from?
пука (Russian) comes from Russian пук, from Old Church Slavonic поукъ, from Proto-Slavic pǫkъ, from Proto-Indo-European pank-.
пука (Russian): genitive singular of пук
Ancestry of “пука”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | пук | wisp, bunch, bundle, tuft; poot, fart |
| 2 | Old Church Slavonic | поукъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pǫkъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pank- | — |