Where does “пук” come from?
пук (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian puok, from Serbo-Croatian плк, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
пук (Serbo-Croatian): folk, people; regiment
Ancestry of “пук”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | puok | — |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | плк | folk, people |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | pъlkъ | troop |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | fulką | people; tribe |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |