Where does “पुस्तकालय” come from?
पुस्तकालय (Marathi) comes from Marathi आलय, from Sanskrit आलय, from Sanskrit आ-, from Sanskrit आ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáH.
पुस्तकालय (Marathi): book stall, book store
Ancestry of “पुस्तकालय”, step by step
पुस्तकालय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Marathi आलय
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Marathi | आलय | home, dwelling, abode |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलय | house, dwelling; receptacle, asylum |
| 3 | Sanskrit | आ- | up, upon, on |
| 4 | Sanskrit | आ | separated form of आ-; With senses determined by... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *HáH | — |
via Marathi पुस्तक
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Marathi | पुस्तक | book |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुस्तक | a protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pōstaka | — |