Where does “puppe” come from?

puppe (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch puppe, from Old French poupe, from Italian poppa, from Latin puppa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

puppe (West Flemish): doll

Definitions

doll

Ancestry of “puppe”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	puppe	—
2	Old French	poupe	—
3	Italian	poppa	breast, boob; stern; third-person singular...
4	Latin	puppa	stern
5	Latin	pupa	girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
6	Latin	pupus	a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →