Where does “puhasliitsain” come from?

puhasliitsain (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Malayic puhas, from Proto-Finnic puhtas, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

puhasliitsain (Ingrian): having a pretty face

Definitions

  1. having a pretty face

Ancestry of “puhasliitsain”, step by step

puhasliitsain traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayic puhas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicpuhas—
2Proto-Finnicpuhtasclean
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

via Ingrian liitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianliitsaface
2Russianлицо́face; person
3Proto-Slaviclīcècheek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Finnic puhtas →
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