Where does “po” come from?

po (Spanish) comes from Spanish pues, from Vulgar Latin pos, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti, from Proto-Indo-European pós — afterwards, post; by, at.

po (Spanish): "¡Si po!"; "¡Ya, po!"; Synonym: pues

Definitions

  1. "¡Si po!"; "¡Ya, po!"; Synonym: pues

Ancestry of “po”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpuesso, then; in that case; because, since
2Vulgar Latinpos—
3Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
4Latinposteablative singular of postis
5Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pósti →Every word from Proto-Italic posti →