Where does “podão” come from?

podão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese podar, from Old Portuguese podar, from Latin putō, from Latin putus, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

podão (Portuguese): billhook; pruning hook agricultural implement similar to a sickle used to prune plants

Definitions

billhook; pruning hook agricultural implement similar to a sickle used to prune plants

Ancestry of “podão”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	podar	to prune
2	Old Portuguese	podar	—
3	Latin	putō	to clean, cleanse
4	Latin	putus	pure; a boy
5	Proto-Indo-European	puHtós	pure, clean
6	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Latin putus →