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Where does “puce” come from?

puce (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian pȕto, from Proto-Slavic pǫto, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pánˀta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ponh₁-to-m, from Proto-Indo-European (s)penh₁- — to twist; to weave.

puce (Serbo-Croatian): button

Definitions

  1. button

Ancestry of “puce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianpȕto—
2Proto-Slavicpǫtofetter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpánˀta—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ponh₁-to-m—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)penh₁-to twist; to weave
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