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

Definitions

  1. brass

Ancestry of “पीतल”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮—
2Sanskritपित्तलbrass
3Sanskrit-लan adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Sanskrit -ल →Every word from Sanskrit पित्तल →