Where does “பூரி” come from?
பூரி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit पर, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
பூரி (Tamil): to be full
Ancestry of “பூரி”, step by step
பூரி traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit पर
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पर | other; more remote; distant, further, other |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Hindi पूरी
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पूरी | puri, poori |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀽𑀭 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पूर | filling, making full; fulfilling, satisfying; the... |