Where does “पितळी” come from?

पितळी (Marathi) comes from Marathi पितळ, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮, from Sanskrit पित्तल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

पितळी (Marathi): made of brass

Definitions

  1. made of brass

Ancestry of “पितळी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiपितळbrass
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮—
3Sanskritपित्तलbrass
4Sanskrit-लan adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Sanskrit -ल →Every word from Sanskrit पित्तल →