Where does “pùru'úna” come from?
pùru'úna (Taos) comes from Spanish puro, from Old Spanish puro, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.
pùru'úna (Taos): cigar
Ancestry of “pùru'úna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | puro | pure, clear; alone, mere, just, nothing less... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | puro | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūrus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |