An etymology

[Ghanshyam Sharma]

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At 08.04 17/04/01 -0700, you wrote:
>
>In Panjabi, putlii (long i), means both 'puppet' and
>'pupil of the eye'.
>
>Elena Bashir, SALC
>The University of Chicago

In Hindi too!

Ghanshyam Sharma
University  of Venice