Where does “ကချေသည်” come from?

ကချေသည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese က, from Mon က, from Pali 𑀓, from Sanskrit कः, from Sanskrit किम्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

ကချေသည် (Burmese): dancer

Definitions

  1. dancer

Ancestry of “ကချေသည်”, step by step

ကချေသည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese က

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကif; indicates the subject of the sentence, a...
2Monကfish
3Pali𑀓Brahmi script form of ka
4Sanskritकःnominative masculine singular of किम्
5Sanskritकिम्used as a particle of interrogation
6Proto-Indo-Aryankás—
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankáswho
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Burmese ချေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချေused at or near the end of a clause or sentence for emphatic or euphonic effect; also used to soften the force of a request or a denial
2Burmeseကျေto be settled in a satisfactory manner
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kás →