Where does “butala” come from?
butala (Malay) comes from Classical Malay butala, from Sanskrit भूतल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
Ancestry of “butala”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Classical Malay | butala | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भूतल | floor, ground; surface of the ground |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 4 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |