Bhutan

The story

1. Tibetanབོད (bod)
2. Prakrit*𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*bhŏṭṭa)
3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éntrom
5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hántram
6. Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hántram
7. Sanskritअन्त्र (antra)
8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
9. Proto-Indo-European*h₁ontróm
10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*Hāntrám
11. Proto-Indo-Aryan*Hāntrám
12. Sanskritआ॒न्त्र (āntrá)
13. Prakrit𑀅𑀁𑀢 (aṃta)
14. Prakrit𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta)
15. Nepaliभुटान (bhuṭān)
16. FrenchBhoutan
17. English todayBhutan

Borrowed from French Bhoutan, from Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān), from Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀁𑀢 (bhŏṭṭaṃta, “Tibet”, literally “end of Tibet”); probably ultimately from Tibetan བོད (bod, “Tibet”) + Sanskrit अन्त (anta, “end”). Traditionally considered to be derived via Sanskrit भोटान्त (bhoṭānta), but that word is probably a Prakritism.

Words from the same roots