𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀧𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀞 (pĕṭṭha)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *peys-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pištás

Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞

Inherited from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa). Cognate with Pali 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha).

Noun

𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha) n (Devanagari पिट्ठ)

flour

Declension

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Awadhi: पीठा (pīṭhā)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: पीठा (pīṭhā), पीठी (pīṭhī), पीट्ठी (pīṭṭhī)
  - Urdu: پیٹھا (pīṭhā), پیٹھی (pīṭhī), پٹھی (piṭṭhī)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: পিঠা (pitha)
- Bengali: পিঠা (piṭha)
- Bihari: पीठा (pīṭhā), पिट्ठा (piṭṭhā), पिट्ठी (piṭṭhī)
- Bhojpuri: pīṭhā
  Devanagari script: पीठा
  
  Kaithi script: 𑂣𑂲𑂘𑂰
- ⇒ Maithili: piṭhār
  Devanagari script: पिठार
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒱𑒚𑒰𑒩
- Odia: ପିଠା (piṭhā)
Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Dhivehi: ފުށް (fuṣ̊)
- Sinhalese: පිටි (piṭi)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: पीठो (pīṭho), पिठि (piṭhi)
- Nepali: पिठो (piṭho)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: pīṭṭhā, pīṭh, pīṭhī
  Gurmukhi script: ਪੀਠਾ, ਪੀਠ, ਪੀਠੀ
  
  Shahmukhi script: پِیٹّھَا, پِیٹھ, پِیھِی
  - Lahnda: پیٹھا (pīṭhā)
- Sindhi: pīṭho, pīṭhī
  Devanagari script: पीठो, पीठी
  
  Arabic script: پِيٺو, پِیٹھِی
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: पीठ (pīṭh), पिठी (piṭhī)
- Konkani: पीट (pīṭ), पिट्टि (piṭṭi)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પીઠ (pīṭh), પીઠી (pīṭhī), પીઠું (pīṭhũ)
→ Santali: ᱯᱤᱴᱷᱟ (piṭha)
→ Old Kannada: ಪಿಟ್ಟು (piṭṭu)
- Kannada: ಹಿಟ್ಟು (hiṭṭu)
→ Malayalam: പുട്ട് (puṭṭŭ), പിട്ട് (piṭṭŭ)
→ Tamil: பிட்டு (piṭṭu), புட்டு (puṭṭu) — more common
→ Telugu: పిట్టు (piṭṭu)

References

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “पिट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “piṣṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 465