Where does “ટપાલપેટી” come from?

ટપાલપેટી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ટપાલ, from Marathi टपाल, from Kannada ಟಪಾಲ — the post, mail.

ટપાલપેટી (Gujarati): mailbox, post-box

Definitions

  1. mailbox, post-box

Ancestry of “ટપાલપેટી”, step by step

ટપાલપેટી traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati ટપાલ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiટપાલpost, mail
2Marathiटपालpost, mail
3Kannadaಟಪಾಲthe post, mail

via Gujarati પેટી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiપેટીbox, chest
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝—
Every word from Kannada ಟಪಾಲ →Every word from Marathi टपाल →Every word from Gujarati ટપાલ →