Where does “purun” come from?
purun (Quechua) comes from Proto-Turkic burun — before, earlier than; nose.
purun (Quechua): wild, barren; natural; wilderness, wasteland
Definitions
- wild, barren; natural; wilderness, wasteland
Ancestry of “purun”, step by step
purun traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Turkic burun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Turkic | burun | before, earlier than; nose |
via Proto-Bodo-Garo *prɯn²
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Bodo-Garo | *prɯn² | — |