Where does “peti” come from?

peti (Malay) comes from Hindi पेटी, from Hindi पेट, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝, from Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ- — stomach.

peti (Malay): box, chest, case; box

Definitions

  1. box, chest, case; box

Ancestry of “peti”, step by step

peti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi पेटी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपेटीstomach, belly; chest, small box; one lakh rupees
2Hindiपेटbelly, stomach; womb
3Maharastri Prakrit𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝—
4Proto-Dravidian*poṭṭ-stomach

via Tamil பெட்டி

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபெட்டிchest, trunk, box, case
2Proto-Dravidian*peṭṭibox

Words derived from “peti”

Every word from Proto-Dravidian *poṭṭ- →