Where does “ภูฏาน” come from?
ภูฏาน (Thai) comes from Hindi भूटान, from Sanskrit भोट, from Tibetan བོད, from Sanskrit भोटान्त — Bhutan.
Ancestry of “ภูฏาน”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | भूटान | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | भोट | Tibet |
| 3 | Tibetan | བོད | Tibet |
| 4 | Sanskrit | भोटान्त | Bhutan |