Where does “পৃথ্বী” come from?

পৃথ্বী (Bengali) comes from Sanskrit पृथ्वी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ — country.

পৃথ্বী (Bengali): the Earth

Definitions

  1. the Earth

Ancestry of “পৃথ্বী”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपृथ्वीthe Earth; earth; Mother Earth
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tHwíH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-éwih₂country
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH →Every word from Sanskrit पृथ्वी →