Where does “purung” come from?

purung (Swedish) comes from Swedish ung, from Old Norse ungr, from Proto-Germanic jungaz, from Proto-Germanic juwungaz, from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- — vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning.

purung (Swedish): very young

Definitions

very young

Ancestry of “purung”, step by step

purung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ung

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	ung	young
2	Old Norse	ungr	young
3	Proto-Germanic	jungaz	young
4	Proto-Germanic	juwungaz	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	yuwn̥kós	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂yuh₁en-	young
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂ey-	vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning

via Swedish pur

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	pur	pure
2	Latin	pūrus	clear, limpid
3	Proto-Indo-European	pewH-	to be clean, pure

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂yuh₁en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yuwn̥kós →