Word

Pruthvi

Sanskrit

पृथ्वी

IAST

pṛthvī

In General

Pruthvi is a common name for earth. The King Prithu, an incarnation of Vishnu once milked earth(like a cow) for grains. Humans become nourished by the grains and vegetable thus obtained and called their homeland as Pruthvi, the daughter of Prithu.

Purana

Prithu was a famous king in the race of Ikshvaku