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English

Prithu

Prithu comes from Sanskrit पृथु ‘large, great, important, abundant’, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥tʰúš ‘broad, wide’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleth₂-‘flat’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pléth₂us‘flat, broad’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pr̥tʰúš‘broad, wide’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपृथुpṛthu‘large, great, important, abundant’
  5. EnglishtodayPrithu

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleth₂-‘flat’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*pléth₂us‘flat, broad’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranianc. 2500–1800 BCE*pr̥tʰúš‘broad, wide’reconstructed
  4. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEपृथुpṛthu‘large, great, important, abundant’
  5. EnglishtodayPrithu

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- ‘flat’

flat, lateral, plateau, piazza, plantain, flan, platen, platitude, 12 more

through Proto-Indo-European *pléth₂us ‘flat, broad’

plane, plate, platinum, plaza, plat, plaice, 6 more

Today it means

name A descendant of Dhruva and an avatar of Lord Vishnu, from whom the Earth is named Prithvi.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- / Prithu

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