Where does “punais” come from?
punais (French) comes from Vulgar Latin putinasius, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
punais (French): malodorous
Definitions
- malodorous
Ancestry of “punais”, step by step
punais traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Vulgar Latin putinasius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | putinasius | — |
| 2 | Latin | pūteō | to stink, be rotten, putrid |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | pūtos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |