Where does “puri” come from?
puri (Indonesian) comes from Malay puri, from English purée, from French purée, from Middle French puree, from Old French puree, from French purer, from Old French purer, from Latin purare — to be clean, pure.
puri (Indonesian): castle; palace, royal residence
Definitions
- castle; palace, royal residence
Ancestry of “puri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | puri | castle (fortified building) |
| 2 | English | purée | Alternative form of puree |
| 3 | French | purée | puree; feminine singular of the past participle... |
| 4 | Middle French | puree | — |
| 5 | Old French | puree | — |
| 6 | French | purer | to make pure |
| 7 | Old French | purer | to purify |
| 8 | Latin | purare | — |
| 9 | Latin | pūrus | clear, limpid |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |