Where does “пуп” come from?

пуп (Russian) comes from English poop, from French poupe, from Ligurian popa, from Vulgar Latin puppa, from Latin puppis — stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

пуп (Russian): belly button, navel, umbilicus

Definitions

  1. belly button, navel, umbilicus

Ancestry of “пуп”, step by step

пуп traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English poop

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoopTo make a short blast on a horn; To break wind;...
2Frenchpoupepoop, stern
3Ligurianpopa—
4Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
5Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

via Old East Slavic пупъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicпупъ—
2Proto-Slavicpǫpъbud, navel
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpomp-—

Words derived from “пуп”

Every word from Latin puppis →Every word from Vulgar Latin puppa →Every word from Ligurian popa →