Where does “púta” come from?

púta (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse púta, from Old French pute, from Vulgar Latin putta, from Latin puta, from Latin puto, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

púta (Icelandic): hen

Definitions

Ancestry of “púta”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Norse	púta	whore, prostitute
2	Old French	pute	nominative singular of putain; dirty woman; whore
3	Vulgar Latin	putta	prostitute
4	Latin	puta	second-person singular present active imperative...
5	Latin	puto	I clean, cleanse; I trim, prune, lop; I arrange,...
6	Latin	putus	pure; a boy
7	Proto-Indo-European	puHtós	pure, clean
8	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →