Where does “pup” come from?
pup (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic pǫpъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic pomp-.
pup (Serbo-Croatian): bud, burgeon
Ancestry of “pup”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | pǫpъ | bud, navel |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | pomp- | — |