Where does “পল্লি” come from?

পল্লি (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पल्ली, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.

পল্লি (Bengali): a locality

Definitions

  1. a locality

Ancestry of “পল্লি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपल्लीhouse lizard, common house gecko
2Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet
Every word from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi →Every word from Sanskrit पल्ली →