Where does “ကန်” come from?

ကန် (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit कन्या, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

ကန် (Burmese): lake; to kick

Definitions

  1. lake; to kick

Ancestry of “ကန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकन्याgirl, virgin, daughter; the sign of the zodiac...
2Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
3Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

Words derived from “ကန်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH →Every word from Sanskrit कन्या →