Where does “پونز” come from?

پونز (Ottoman Turkish) comes from French punaise, from French punais, from Vulgar Latin putinasius, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

Ancestry of “پونز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpunaisebug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,...
2Frenchpunaismalodorous
3Vulgar Latinputinasius—
4Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
5Proto-Italicpūtos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “پونز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →
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