Where does “πουτανάρα” come from?

πουτανάρα (Greek) comes from Greek πουτάνα, from Italian puttana, from Old French putain, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós — to be clean, pure.

πουτανάρα (Greek): Augmentative of πουτάνα

Definitions

  1. Augmentative of πουτάνα

Ancestry of “πουτανάρα”, step by step

πουτανάρα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πουτάνα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπουτάναwhore, hooker; whore, bitch, slut, trollop
2Italianputtanawhore, slut, hooker, harlot, tart; bitch;...
3Old Frenchputainwhore, prostitute, bitch
4Vulgar Latinputtaprostitute
5Latinputasecond-person singular present active imperative...
6LatinputoI clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
7Latinputuspure; a boy
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Greek άρα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekάραtherefore, consequently, accordingly, so
2Ancient Greekἄραso, then, therefore, consequently
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtósEvery word from Latin putus