Where does “پونز” come from?
پونز (Persian) 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.
پونز (Persian): thumbtack, drawing pin
Ancestry of “پونز”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | punaise | bug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,... |
| 2 | French | punais | malodorous |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | putinasius | — |
| 4 | Latin | pūteō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | pūtos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |