Where does “پیلا” come from?
پیلا (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮, from Sanskrit पित्तल, from Sanskrit -ल, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.
پیلا (Urdu): yellow; pale
Ancestry of “پیلا”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पित्तल | brass |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -ल | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |