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
Ancestry of “pünez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ottoman Turkish | پونز | — |
| 2 | French | punaise | bug, stinkbug; true bug; bedbug; tack, thumbtack,... |
| 3 | French | punais | malodorous |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | putinasius | — |
| 5 | Latin | pūteō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | pūtos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | puHtós | pure, clean |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pewH- | to be clean, pure |