Where does “ਪਿੱਤਲ” come from?

ਪਿੱਤਲ (Punjabi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮, from Sanskrit पित्तल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

ਪਿੱਤਲ (Punjabi): brass

Definitions

brass

Ancestry of “ਪਿੱਤਲ”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sauraseni Prakrit	𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮	—
2	Sanskrit	पित्तल	brass
3	Sanskrit	-ल	an adjectival or nominal suffix: relating to, belonging to, having, similar to, etc
4	Proto-Indo-European	-lós	Forms agent nouns from verbal roots

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Sanskrit -ल →Every word from Sanskrit पित्तल →