Where does “Purnima” come from?
Purnima (English) comes from Sanskrit पूर्णिमा, from Sanskrit पूर्णमास्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
Ancestry of “Purnima”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पूर्णिमा | day of full moon; night of full moon |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पूर्णमास् | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |