Where does “پورا” come from?
پورا (Urdu) comes from Prakrit 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬, from Sanskrit पूर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥Hnás, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
پورا (Urdu): whole; entire; complete
Ancestry of “پورا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀧𑀽𑀭𑀬 | — |
| 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 |