Where does “पुण्यभूमि” come from?

पुण्यभूमि (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit भूमि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰúHmiš, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

पुण्यभूमि (Sanskrit): sacred land, holy land

Definitions

  1. sacred land, holy land

Ancestry of “पुण्यभूमि”, step by step

पुण्यभूमि traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit भूमि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभूमिearth, soil, ground; Earth personified as Bhumi;...
2Proto-Indo-IranianbʰúHmišearth, land
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

via Sanskrit पुण्य

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपुण्यthe good or right, virtue, purity, good work,...
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