pewH-n-₂
“a purifying or cleansing agent”Widely acceptedlawmedicine
punish, pain, penalty, penal
Extended from *pewH- "to purify/punish", yielding Latin poena "penalty", pūnīre "to punish", English pain, punish, penal, penalty.
Related Roots
bʰerh₂-mn̥“an opening made by boring”bʰerǵ-es-“protection, a guarantee”bʰleg-mn̥“burning, inflammation”bʰleh₁-d-“to gush out, to flow with blood”deh₁-mn̥-₆“something set down, an established law”deh₁-yt-“something owed, a binding obligation”deh₃-mn̥-₂“a giving, a portion allotted”deh₃-s-mn̥“a portion given, allotment”