Where does “suvaṇṇabhūmi” come from?
suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali) comes from Pali suvaṇṇa, from Sanskrit सुवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
suvaṇṇabhūmi (Pali): land of gold; a name for a country in Southeast...
Definitions
- land of gold; a name for a country in Southeast...
Ancestry of “suvaṇṇabhūmi”, step by step
suvaṇṇabhūmi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali suvaṇṇa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | suvaṇṇa | gold; beautiful |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सुवर्ण | of a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वर्ण | outward appearance, exterior, figure, form,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wárnas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Pali bhūmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | bhūmi | ground, earth; Earth; region |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 3 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Sanskrit सुवर्णभूमि
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | सुवर्णभूमि | Suvarnabhumi |