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Where does “pujar” come from?

pujar (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish puxar, from Latin pulsāre, from Latin pulsus, from Latin pellō, from Proto-Italic pelnō, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pujar (Spanish): to struggle; to dither, vacillate; to struggle...

Definitions

  1. to struggle; to dither, vacillate; to struggle...

Ancestry of “pujar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpuxar—
2Latinpulsāre—
3Latinpulsuspulse, impulse, beat, stroke; expelled, kicked...
4Latinpellō—
5Proto-Italicpelnōapproach, go to; bring close
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

Words derived from “pujar”

  • sobrepujar
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