Where does “पृथ्वी” come from?
पृथ्वी (Bhojpuri) comes from Sanskrit पृथ्वी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ — country.
पृथ्वी (Bhojpuri): Earth; ground, earth
Ancestry of “पृथ्वी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | पृथ्वी | the Earth; earth; Mother Earth |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥tHwíH | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥th₂-éwih₂ | country |