Where does “puri” come from?
puri (English) comes from Balinese puri, from Old Javanese purī, from Sanskrit पुर, from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
puri (English): A type of unleavened bread from India and...
Definitions
- A type of unleavened bread from India and...
Ancestry of “puri”, step by step
puri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Balinese puri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Balinese | puri | palace, royal residence |
| 2 | Old Javanese | purī | palace, royal residence |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुर | fortress, castle, city, town; the female... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |