Where does “फालतू” come from?

फालतू (Marathi) comes from Portuguese falto, from Portuguese falta, from Vulgar Latin fallita, from Latin falsus, from Latin fallō, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

फालतू (Marathi): unnecessary, pointless, unimportant, trifling

Definitions

unnecessary, pointless, unimportant, trifling

Ancestry of “फालतू”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	falto	in need
2	Portuguese	falta	lack; absence; truancy; fault
3	Vulgar Latin	fallita	shortcoming
4	Latin	falsus	deceived, tricked, cheated, disappointed, having...
5	Latin	fallō	to deceive, beguile, trick, cheat, delude, ensnare, disappoint
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵʰwel-	to bend; to lie, deceive

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Latin fallō →Every word from Latin falsus →