Where does “पृथु” come from?
पृथु (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit पृथु, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tʰúš, from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂us, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- — flat.
पृथु (Hindi): broad, wide
Ancestry of “पृथु”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पृथु | broad, wide, expansive, extensive, spacious,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥tʰúš | broad, wide |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |