Where does “पुरु” come from?

पुरु (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

पुरु (Sanskrit): much, many, abundant; much, often, very; the...

Definitions

  1. much, many, abundant; much, often, very; the...

Ancestry of “पुरु”, step by step

पुरु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpr̥Húṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁úsmuch
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Sanskrit पूर

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपूरfilling, making full; fulfilling, satisfying; the...

Words derived from “पुरु”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁ús →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥Húṣ →