Where does “ལ” come from?
ལ (Tibetan) comes from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅, from Sanskrit च, from Proto-Indo-Iranian -ča, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
ལ (Tibetan): hillside, mountain pass; Marks oblique locatives;...
Definitions
- hillside, mountain pass; Marks oblique locatives;...
Ancestry of “ལ”, step by step
ལ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maharastri Prakrit | 𑀅 | and; also, moreover |
| 2 | Sanskrit | च | and, both, also, moreover, as well as |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ča | and |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m/s-laj ~ s-lej
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *m/s-laj ~ s-lej | tongue |