Etymograph

English

putu

Putu may come from Afrikaans putu.

  1. Afrikaansmodernputu1uncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1978putu1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English putu
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain: “Theo and I would join the servants for breakfast,…”.

Earlier history uncertain. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. AfrikaansmodernputuWiktionary, English putuuncertain
  2. Englishearliest quotation 1978putuWiktionary, English putu. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 1978, André Brink, Rumours of Rain: “Theo and I would join the servants for breakfast,…”

Every English word from Afrikaans putu

Today it means

noun A form of porridge made from maize meal.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “putu”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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