Where does “puhtas” come from?

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

puhtas (Proto-Finnic): clean

Definitions

  1. clean

Ancestry of “puhtas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “puhtas

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós