Where does “पूर्णमास्” come from?

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

पूर्णमास् (Sanskrit): full moon; the day or night of the full moon

Definitions

  1. full moon; the day or night of the full moon

Ancestry of “पूर्णमास्”, step by step

पूर्णमास् traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥Hnásfull, filled
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mā́Has

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmā́Hasmoon; month
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗh₁n̥smoon; month
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “पूर्णमास्

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás