Where does “တာ” come from?

တာ (Mon) comes from Pali tāla, from Sanskrit ताल, 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.

တာ (Mon): palmyra

Definitions

  1. palmyra

Ancestry of “တာ”, step by step

တာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali tāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitālapalm
2Sanskritतालthe palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of...
3Sanskritतलsurface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower...
4Old Irishtalamearth, land; land, country; earth
5Proto-Celtictalamūearth
6Proto-Indo-Europeantl̥-mon-
7Proto-Indo-Europeantel-flat; board, plank; to be still; to build

via Burmese ညှာတာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseညှာတာto be considerate, show concern for
2Burmeseတာto measure
3Burmeseအတာperiod or season of Thingyan, the Burmese New Year
4Paliantaend; goal; top
5Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead
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