pewH-tis-₂

“cleansing, purification”

Widely acceptedpuritystate

puritan, purity, impure

Abstract from *pewH- giving Latin pūritās, English puritan, purity, impure.‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍

bʰerH-tó-₂“carried, borne, endured”gʷerh₃-d-“heavy, weighty, pregnant”gʷeyh₃-teh₂“life force, living state”h₂enh₁-“to breathe”h₁es-“to be, to exist”h₁es-₂“to be, exist (copula)”h₁es-eyo-“to keep being, persisting”h₁ger-mn̥-“a waking, rousing”