Where does “खरीमट्टी” come from?
खरीमट्टी (Nepali) comes from Nepali मट्टी, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻, from Sanskrit मृत्तिका — earth, clay, loam.
खरीमट्टी (Nepali): chalk
Ancestry of “खरीमट्टी”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Nepali | मट्टी | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀫𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मृत्तिका | earth, clay, loam |