Where does “पाठ्यपुस्तक” come from?
पाठ्यपुस्तक (Hindi) comes from Hindi पाठ्य, from Sanskrit पाठ्य, from Sanskrit पठ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pl̥tH-.
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Ancestry of “पाठ्यपुस्तक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पाठ्य | learning; educational |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाठ्य | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पठ् | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *pl̥tH- | — |