Where does “பிருதிவி” come from?

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

பிருதிவி (Tamil): earth

Definitions

  1. earth

Ancestry of “பிருதிவி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपृथिवीthe earth or the wide world
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpr̥tHwíH—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥th₂-éwih₂country
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥th₂-éwih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pr̥tHwíH →Every word from Sanskrit पृथिवी →