Where does “sangpuwo” come from?
sangpuwo (Tagalog) comes from German Puwo, from German Pudel, from German Pudelhund, from German hund, from Middle High German hunt, from Old High German hunt, from Proto-West Germanic hund, from Proto-Germanic hundaz — dog.
Ancestry of “sangpuwo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Puwo | an experimental hybrid of poodle and wolf |
| 2 | German | Pudel | poodle |
| 3 | German | Pudelhund | poodle |
| 4 | German | hund | dog, hound |
| 5 | Middle High German | hunt | dog (Canis familiaris) |
| 6 | Old High German | hunt | dog |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hund | dog |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hundaz | dog |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwn̥tós | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱwṓ | dog |