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

Definitions

  1. folk, people; regiment

Ancestry of “пук”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpuok—
2Serbo-Croatianплкfolk, people
3Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →