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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁- (to fill). Cognate with Ancient Greek πλήθω (plḗthō, to fill), πληθώρη (plēthṓrē, fullness) whence English plethora, πολῠ́ς (polús, many) whence English poly-; Latin pleō (fill), plenus (full) whence English replenish etc, Latin plūs, German viel (a lot), English fill.[1]

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पॄ (pṝ)

  1. to fill, fill up, complete
  2. to sate, nourish
  3. to fulfil, satisfy
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (to give, provide). Cognate with Persian پاره (pâre, torn; piece, part), Ancient Greek ἔπορον (époron, give, grant), Old Irish ernaid (to bestow, grant).[2][3]

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पॄ (pṝ)

  1. to grant abundantly, bestow on, present with
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References

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  1. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[1] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 89-90; 166
  2. ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, pages 90-1
  3. ^ Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 369