Where does “pwpa” come from?

pwpa (Welsh) comes from English pupa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pwpa (Welsh): pupa

Definitions

  1. pupa

Ancestry of “pwpa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpupaAn insect in the development stage between larva...
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →