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Where does “ꦠꦠ” come from?

ꦠꦠ (Javanese) comes from Old Javanese tatā, from Pali tathā, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Ancestry of “ꦠꦠ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Javanesetatā—
2Palitathā—
3Sanskritतथाin that manner
4Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
5Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
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