Where does “putu” come from?
putu (Malay) comes from Tamil புட்டு, from Tamil பிட்டு, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞, from Sanskrit पृष्ठ, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pr̥ṣṭʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥štʰás, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥-sth₂-ós, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “putu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Tamil | புட்டு | a Tamil dish |
| 2 | Tamil | பிட்டு | — |
| 3 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पृष्ठ | the back , the hinder part or rear of anything;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pr̥ṣṭʰás | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pr̥štʰás | back |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥-sth₂-ós | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |