English
Poo
Poo comes from Thai ปู ‘crab, a nickname’, and goes back to tai-pro *pɯwᴬ.
- tai-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*pɯwᴬ‘crab’reconstructed
- tai-swe-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*puːᴬ¹‘crab’reconstructed
- Thaimodernปูbpuu‘crab, a nickname’
- EnglishtodayPoo
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- tai-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*pɯwᴬ‘crab’reconstructed
- tai-swe-proprehistoric (reconstructed)*puːᴬ¹‘crab’reconstructed
- Thaimodernปูbpuu‘crab, a nickname’
- EnglishtodayPoo
Every English word from tai-pro *pɯwᴬ
Today it means
name A transliteration of the Thai unisex given name ปู (bpuu).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / tai-pro *pɯwᴬ / Poo