Where does “thanage” come from?
thanage (English) comes from English thane, from Marathi ठाणे, from Old Marathi ठाणें, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡, from Sanskrit स्थान, from Pali ṭhāna, from Sanskrit स्तन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pstánas — to stand.
thanage (English): The district in which a thane has jurisdiction
Definitions
- The district in which a thane has jurisdiction
Ancestry of “thanage”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | thane | A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly... |
| 2 | Marathi | ठाणे | post, station; police station |
| 3 | Old Marathi | ठाणें | — |
| 4 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀞𑀸𑀡 | place; position |
| 5 | Sanskrit | स्थान | the act of standing, standing firmly, being fixed... |
| 6 | Pali | ṭhāna | place; state, -hood; reason |
| 7 | Sanskrit | स्तन | the female breast , teat, dug, udder; the nipple;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pstánas | breast; teat, nipple |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pstḗn | breast, teat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₂ǵ-sth₂-ḗn | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | steh₂- | to stand |