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

Definitions

  1. Earth; ground, earth

Ancestry of “पृथ्वी”, 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 →