Where does “pure” come from?

pure (Rapa Nui) comes from Proto-Polynesian pule, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq — buttocks.

pure (Rapa Nui): cowrie

Definitions

  1. cowrie

Ancestry of “pure”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Polynesianpulecowrie
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianbuliqbuttocks
Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian buliq →Every word from Proto-Polynesian pule →