Where does “ފައްޓަނީ” come from?

ފައްޓަނީ (Dhivehi) comes from Sanskrit प्रस्थान, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ފައްޓަނީ (Dhivehi): To begin, start, commence, initiate, institute

Definitions

  1. To begin, start, commence, initiate, institute

Ancestry of “ފައްޓަނީ”, step by step

ފައްޓަނީ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रस्थान

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रस्थानsetting out, departure, procession, march
2Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Dhivehi ނީ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiނީused to form the infinitive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European por- →