Puri
/ˈpʊəri/noun
A small, round Indian bread made from unleavened dough that is deep-fried until it puffs up.
Did you know?Puri ultimately traces to Sanskrit pūr, “to fill,” describing the way the dough swells with air and becomes full while frying.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pl̥h₁-
“To fill or become full”
Ancient Sanskrit
Sanskrit
pūr-
“To fill, make full, or complete”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
pūrikā
“A filled or puffed kind of bread or cake”
Medieval Indo-Aryan
Prakrits
purī/pūri
“A form of fried bread”
Modern Hindi
Hindi
purī
“Puffed, deep-fried unleavened bread”
Modern English
English
puri
“An Indian fried bread”