Porin (adjective) [from pora = Epic Sanskrit paura citizen, see pura. Semantically cf. urbane < urbanus < urbs; polite = πολίτης < πόλις. For popular etymology see Sv I 73 and 282] belonging to a citizen, i.e. citizen-like, urbane, polite, usually in phrase porī vācā polite speech D I 4, 114; S I 189; II 280 = A II 51; A III 114; Pp 57; Dhs 1344; Sv I 75, 282; As 397. Cf. BHS paurī vācā Mvu III 322.