Where does “ကနခို” come from?

ကနခို (Burmese) comes from Hindi कनका, from Sanskrit कणिका, from Sanskrit कण, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kánas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kánas, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas, from Proto-Indo-European kono-, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

ကနခို (Burmese): purging croton, croton oil plant (Croton tiglium); seeds have a strong laxative effect

Definitions

  1. purging croton, croton oil plant (Croton tiglium); seeds have a strong laxative effect

Ancestry of “ကနခို”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiकनका—
2Sanskritकणिका—
3Sanskritकणany minute particle, atom; a grain, grain of...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankánas—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankánas—
6Proto-Balto-Slavickanas—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankono-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kono- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kanas →