Where does “thaneland” come from?
thaneland (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.
thaneland (English): Land held by a thane; The district over which the...
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- Land held by a thane; The district over which the...
Ancestry of “thaneland”, step by step
thaneland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English thane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (either human or animal), teat, udder |
| 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 |