Where does “मोटू” come from?

मोटू (Hindi) comes from Hindi मोटा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝.

मोटू (Hindi): fat one

Definitions

  1. fat one

Ancestry of “मोटू”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiमोटाfat, large; thick; coarse, not fine
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝—
3Prakrit𑀫𑁄𑀝—
Every word from Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝 →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 →Every word from Hindi मोटा →