Where does “ကိတ်” come from?

ကိတ် (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit केतु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European koy-tús, from Proto-Indo-European key- — to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

ကိတ် (Burmese): the twenty-eighth lunar asterism; though the lunar asterism, i.e. nakshatra (နက္ခတ်) consists of twenty-seven lunar mansions, indeed

Definitions

  1. the twenty-eighth lunar asterism; though the lunar asterism, i.e. nakshatra (နက္ခတ်) consists of twenty-seven lunar mansions, indeed

Ancestry of “ကိတ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकेतुlamp, flame, torch; bright appearance, clearness,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryankaytúṣ
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankaytúš
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-tús
5Proto-Indo-Europeankey-to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put...

Words derived from “ကိတ်

Every word from Proto-Indo-European key-Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-túsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kaytúš