Where does “ကျောက်ခေတ်” come from?
ကျောက်ခေတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေတ်, from Pali khetta, from Sanskrit क्षेत्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram, from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- — to cultivate; to settle; to live.
ကျောက်ခေတ် (Burmese): Stone Age
Definitions
- Stone Age
Ancestry of “ကျောက်ခေတ်”, step by step
ကျောက်ခေတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ခေတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခေတ် | extent, domain |
| 2 | Pali | khetta | field; place of production |
| 3 | Sanskrit | क्षेत्र | land, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ṭṣáytram | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćšáytram | land, region |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tḱey- | to cultivate; to settle; to live |
via Burmese ကျောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကျောက် | stone, rock; jewel; anchor |