Where does “ಪೊರ” come from?
ಪೊರ (Kannada) comes from Marathi पोर, from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘻𑘨, from Sanskrit पोत, from Proto-Indo-European *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
ಪೊರ (Kannada): little boy, kid, lad
Ancestry of “ಪೊರ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Marathi | पोर | a child or kid; a little boy; a little girl |
| 2 | Old Marathi | 𑘢𑘻𑘨 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पोत | The young of any animal; a cub, colt, etc; An... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *péwH-tōr ~ *puH-tr-és | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |