Where does “pur” come from?

pur (Swedish) comes from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pur (Swedish): pure

Definitions

  1. pure

Ancestry of “pur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →