Where does “puhdasverinen” come from?

puhdasverinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhdas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puhdasverinen (Finnish): pure-blooded, full-blooded

Definitions

  1. pure-blooded, full-blooded

Ancestry of “puhdasverinen”, step by step

puhdasverinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish puhdas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuhdasclean; neat, tidy; clear, unpolluted; clear,...
2Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Finnish veri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishveriblood
2Proto-Finnicveriblood
3Proto-Uralicwereblood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-