Ultimately from Sanskrit पृष्टि (pṛṣṭi). Cognate with Marathi पाठ (pāṭh), Konkani फाट (fāṭ), Gujarati પીઠ (pīṭh), Hindi पीठ (pīṭh), Odia ପିଠି (piṭhi), Assamese পিঠি (pithi).
ꢦꢵꢜ꣄ (pāṭ)