Where does “મોતીલાલ” come from?

મોતીલાલ (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati મોતી, from Old Gujarati मोती, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅, from Sanskrit मौक्तिक, from Sanskrit मुक्ता — pear; pearl.

Ancestry of “મોતીલાલ”, step by step

મોતીલાલ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati મોતી

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Gujarati	મોતી	pearl
2	Old Gujarati	मोती	—
3	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅	pearl
4	Sanskrit	मौक्तिक	a pearl
5	Sanskrit	मुक्ता	pear; pearl

via Gujarati લાલ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Gujarati	લાલ	red
2	Classical Persian	لَال	—

Every word from Sanskrit मुक्ता →Every word from Sanskrit मौक्तिक →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀅 →