Where does “punah” come from?
punah (Sundanese) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡, from Sanskrit पूर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
punah (Sundanese): paid off; settled (of a debt)
Definitions
- paid off; settled (of a debt)
Ancestry of “punah”, step by step
punah traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 | full |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पूर्ण | filled, filled with, full of; whole, full,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥Hnás | full, filled |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Indonesian punah
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesian | punah | extinct, no longer in existence; having died out |