Where does “Multani” come from?
Multani (English) comes from Hindi मुल्तानी, from Hindi मुल्तान, from Punjabi ਮੁਲਤਾਨ, from Sanskrit मुलस्थान, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas — to stand.
Multani (English): A Brahmic script used to write Saraiki
Definitions
- A Brahmic script used to write Saraiki
Ancestry of “Multani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मुल्तानी | Multan |
| 2 | Hindi | मुल्तान | — |
| 3 | Punjabi | ਮੁਲਤਾਨ | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मुलस्थान | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 6 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 7 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |