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Where does “पृथ्वी” come from?

पृथ्वी (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ — country.

पृथ्वी (Sanskrit): the Earth; earth; Mother Earth

Definitions

  1. the Earth; earth; Mother Earth

Ancestry of “पृथ्वी”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tHwíH—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-éwih₂country

Words derived from “पृथ्वी”

  • पृथ्वी
  • પૃથ્વી
  • پرتھوی
  • पृथ्वी
  • पृथ्वी
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