Where does “puir” come from?

puir (Scots) comes from Middle English povre, from Old French povre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

puir (Scots): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “puir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpovrepoor, needy; poor by choice; Afflicted by need...
2Old Frenchpovrepoor
3Latinpauperpoor
4Latinpavo-parsgetting little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →Every word from Latin pavo-pars →Every word from Latin pauper →