Where does “खरीमट्टी” come from?

खरीमट्टी (Nepali) comes from Nepali मट्टी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका — earth, clay, loam.

खरीमट्टी (Nepali): chalk

Definitions

  1. chalk

Ancestry of “खरीमट्टी”, step by step

खरीमट्टी traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Nepali मट्टी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliमट्टी—
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻—
3Sanskritमृत्तिकाearth, clay, loam

via Nepali खरी

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Nepaliखरीchalk
Every word from Sanskrit मृत्तिका →Every word from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 →Every word from Nepali मट्टी →