From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha), from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa), from Proto-Indo-European *pistós. Cognate with Marathi पीठ (pīṭh). Compare also Kannada ಹಿಟ್ಟು (hiṭṭu), an Indo-Aryan borrowing.
पीट • (pīṭ) (Latin script pitt, Kannada script ಪೀಟ)
