Where does “പൃഥ്വി” come from?

പൃഥ്വി (Malayalam) comes from Sanskrit पृथ्वी, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ — country.

പൃഥ്വി (Malayalam): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “പൃഥ്വി”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपृथ्वीthe Earth; earth; Mother Earth
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tHwíH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-éwih₂country
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH →Every word from Sanskrit पृथ्वी →