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