Where does “Than” come from?
Than comes from Burmese သန်း, whose original meaning is unknown.
Than (English): Thangadh, a town in the Indian state of Gujarat
Definitions
- Thangadh, a town in the Indian state of Gujarat
Ancestry of “Than”, step by step
Than traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English than
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | than | then |
| 2 | Old English | þanne | Alternative form of þonne |
| 3 | Old English | þonne | then, at that time; then, soon afterward; then,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þannā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þan | then, at that time |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þam | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tóm | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Burmese သန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သန်း | louse; tree from the bark of which a dye is... |