Etymology

Bhutanese

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Today it means: Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan, the Bhutanese people. Full definition →

English Bhutan ← French Bhoutan ← Nepali भुटान (bhuṭān)
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  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. EnglishBhutan
  18. English todayBhutanese

From Bhutan + -ese.

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