Where does “pur” come from?
pur (Cornish) comes from Middle Cornish pur, from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
pur (Cornish): pure, absolute
Ancestry of “pur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Cornish | pur | — |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *pʉr | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |