Where does “puṇṇamā” come from?

puṇṇamā (Pali) comes from Sanskrit पूर्णमास्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

puṇṇamā (Pali): the night of the full moon

Definitions

  1. the night of the full moon

Ancestry of “puṇṇamā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपूर्णमास्full moon; the day or night of the full moon
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “puṇṇamā”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás →