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puññaṁ

puñña

neuter accusative singular

  1. merit, wholesome action
  2. blessing, good fortune
  3. the fruit of ethical or generous conduct

Etymology. From PIE *pew- 'to purify'; cognate with Latin pūrus 'pure', Sanskrit puṇya 'meritorious'. The semantic path runs from 'pure' to 'ritually pure, sanctified' to 'auspicious action and its reward'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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