Where does “पोथी” come from?
पोथी (Maithili) comes from Ashokan Prakrit potthiā, from Sanskrit पुस्तिका, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.
पोथी (Maithili): book
Ancestry of “पोथी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Ashokan Prakrit | potthiā | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुस्तिका | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पुस्तक | a protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pōstaka | — |