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