Where does “pünez” come from?

pünez (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پونز, from French punaise, from French punais, from Vulgar Latin putinasius, from Latin pūteō, from Proto-Italic pūtos, from Proto-Indo-European puHtós, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pünez (Turkish): thumbtack

Definitions

  1. thumbtack

Ancestry of “pünez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپونز—
2Frenchpunaisebug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,...
3Frenchpunaismalodorous
4Vulgar Latinputinasius—
5Latinpūteōto stink, be rotten, putrid
6Proto-Italicpūtos—
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpuHtóspure, clean
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European puHtós →Every word from Proto-Italic pūtos →