Where does “पीतल” come from?
पीतल (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮, from Sanskrit पित्तल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
पीतल (Hindi): brass
Ancestry of “पीतल”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पित्तल | brass |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ल | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |