Where does “भुटान” come from?
भुटान (Nepali) comes from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢, from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀢, from Sanskrit अन्त, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént- — end, limit, forehead.
Ancestry of “भुटान”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Prakrit | 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 | — |
| 2 | Prakrit | 𑀅𑀁𑀢 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अन्त | near; last; handsome, lovely |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ént- | end, limit, forehead |