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Where does “पूनिम” come from?

पूनिम (Old Gujarati) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸, 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 “पूनिम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Prakrit𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀺𑀫𑀸—
2Sanskritपूर्णिमाday of full moon; night of full moon
3Sanskritपूर्णमास्—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
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