Puru
/ˈpʊə.ruː/noun
Puru is an ancient Indian dynastic name associated with a Vedic tribe, a legendary king, and an ancestor of the Kuru line.
Did you know?In the Mahabharata tradition, King Puru accepts his father Yayati’s old age and is rewarded with succession, making the name part of a powerful myth about sacrifice, inheritance, and dynastic destiny.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*pl̥h₁u-
“Much, many, abundant; the reconstructed ancestral form connected with Sanskrit puru-.”
Proto-Indo-Iranian
PII
*pŕ̥Hu-
“Many or abundant; the inherited Indo-Iranian stage leading toward Sanskrit puru-.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
purú-
“Much, many, abundant; also used as a personal and dynastic name.”
Rigvedic period
Vedic Sanskrit
Puru
“The name of a prominent Vedic tribe and its people, mentioned in the Rigveda.”
Epic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
Puru
“A legendary king and ancestor in the dynastic genealogies of the Mahabharata and related traditions.”
Modern English
English
Puru
“A transliterated Indian proper name used in historical, religious, and mythological contexts.”