Where does “पोथी” come from?

पोथी (Nepali) comes from Ashokan Prakrit potthiā, from Sanskrit पुस्तिका, from Sanskrit पुस्तक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka.

पोथी (Nepali): book; hen

Definitions

  1. book; hen

Ancestry of “पोथी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ashokan Prakritpotthiā—
2Sanskritपुस्तिका—
3Sanskritपुस्तकa protuberant ornament, boss; book, manuscript,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpōstaka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan pōstaka →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तक →Every word from Sanskrit पुस्तिका →