Where does “pak” come from?

pak (Turkish) comes from Uyghur پاك, from Persian پاک, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pak (Turkish): pure; clean

Definitions

  1. pure; clean

Ancestry of “pak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uyghurپاكclean; pure
2Persianپاکclean, pure; innocent, clean-handed, sinless;...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Persian پاک →Every word from Uyghur پاك →
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