Where does “pwrs” come from?

pwrs (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh pwrs, from Middle English purse, from Old English purs, from Old English burse, from Late Latin bursa, from Ancient Greek βύρσα — the skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

pwrs (Welsh): purse, pouch

Definitions

  1. purse, pouch

Ancestry of “pwrs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshpwrs
2Middle Englishpurse
3Old Englishpurspurse, leather bag; wallet, scrip
4Old Englishbursepouch, bag
5Late Latinbursahide, purse; purse, hide
6Ancient Greekβύρσαthe skin stripped off a hide, leather; the skin...

Words derived from “pwrs

Every word from Ancient Greek βύρσαEvery word from Late Latin bursaEvery word from Old English burse