Where does “পল্লী” come from?

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

পল্লী (Bengali): village, rural area, countryside

Definitions

  1. village, rural area, countryside

Ancestry of “পল্লী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपल्लीhouse lizard, common house gecko
2Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet
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