English
Maithil
Maithil comes from Sanskrit मैथिल.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमैथिलmaithila
- Englishearliest quotation 1986Maithil
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEमैथिलmaithila
- Englishearliest quotation 1986Maithil
Earliest quotation: 1986, Asim Maitra, Inter-India Publications: “They also throw light on the basic attitudes of…”
Every English word from Sanskrit मैथिल
Today it means
noun A member of an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group from the Indian subcontinent who speak the Maithili language.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit मैथिल / Maithil