Where does “poput” come from?

poput (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian po, from Serbo-Croatian pol, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

poput (Serbo-Croatian): like, as, such as

Definitions

  1. like, as, such as

Ancestry of “poput”, step by step

poput traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian po

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpohalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Serbo-Croatianpolpole; sex; gender
3Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Romanian popă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpopăpriest; king
2Church Slavonicпопъ—
3Ancient Greekπάππαςdaddy, papa; papa, daddy; father

via Serbo-Croatian pȗt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȗtpath, way, means; road, path, way; time
2Proto-Slavicplъtьskin, complexion

Words derived from “poput”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pol →