Where does “Taprobanien” come from?
Taprobanien (Middle French) comes from Latin Taprobane, from Latin Tāprobana, from Ancient Greek Ταπροβάνη, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺, from Sanskrit ताम्रपर्णी, from Sanskrit पर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan parnám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian parnám — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “Taprobanien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Taprobane | an old name for Sri Lanka |
| 2 | Latin | Tāprobana | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ταπροβάνη | Sri Lanka |
| 4 | Ashokan Prakrit | 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑀧𑀁𑀦𑀺 | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | ताम्रपर्णी | munjeet (Rubia cordifolia) |
| 6 | Sanskrit | पर्ण | pinion, feather (also of an arrow), wing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | parnám | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | parnám | leaf; feather, wing |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pornóm | feather, wing; fern, leaf |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |