Where does “पूर्णविराम” come from?

पूर्णविराम (Hindi) comes from Hindi पूर्ण, from Sanskrit पूर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

पूर्णविराम (Hindi): period, full stop

Definitions

  1. period, full stop

Ancestry of “पूर्णविराम”, step by step

पूर्णविराम traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पूर्ण

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपूर्णcomplete, whole, entire; full; perfect
2Sanskritपूर्णfilled, filled with, full of; whole, full,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Hindi विराम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiविरामstop, ending; pause; comma
2Sanskritविरामtermination, stop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →