Where does “pur” come from?

pur (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pur, from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr, from Latin pūrus, from Proto-Indo-European pewH- — to be clean, pure.

pur (Welsh): pure

Definitions

  1. pure

Ancestry of “pur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpur—
2Proto-Brythonic*pʉr—
3Latinpūrusclear, limpid
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpewH-to be clean, pure

Words derived from “pur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pewH- →Every word from Latin pūrus →Every word from Proto-Brythonic *pʉr →