Where does “ခေတ်” come from?

ခေတ် (Burmese) comes 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.

ခေတ် (Burmese): extent, domain

Definitions

  1. extent, domain

Ancestry of “ခေတ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palikhettafield; place of production
2Sanskritक्षेत्रland, soil, ground; field, cultivated area; area,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanṭṣáytram—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianćšáytramland, region
5Proto-Indo-Europeantḱey-to cultivate; to settle; to live

Words derived from “ခေတ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tḱey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćšáytram →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ṭṣáytram →