From Halegannada ಪಿಟ್ಟು (piṭṭu), borrowed from Prakrit piṭṭha, from Sanskrit पिष्ट (piṣṭa, “flour”). Compare Marathi पीठ (pīṭh) and Konkani पीट (pīṭ).
ಹಿಟ್ಟು • (hiṭṭu)