Where does “ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ” come from?
ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ (Javanese) comes from Javanese ꦧꦪ, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
Ancestry of “ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ”, step by step
ꦯꦸꦫꦧꦪ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Javanese ꦧꦪ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦧꦪ | crocodile |
| 2 | Pali | bhāya | fear, fright |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
via Javanese ꦯꦸꦫ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javanese | ꦯꦸꦫ | white shark |