Where does “putsning” come from?
putsning (Swedish) comes from Proto-Albanian putsa, from Spanish pucha, from Spanish puta, from Old Spanish puta, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus — to be clean, pure.
putsning (Swedish): polishing (literally or figuratively)
Definitions
- polishing (literally or figuratively)
Ancestry of “putsning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | putsa | — |
| 2 | Spanish | pucha | pussy; expresses pity, disappointment, sympathy |
| 3 | Spanish | puta | feminine singular of puto; whore, slut,... |
| 4 | Old Spanish | puta | whore |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | putta | prostitute |
| 6 | Latin | puta | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 7 | Latin | puto | I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,... |
| 8 | Latin | putus | pure; a boy |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |