Where does “ကိတ်ဂြိုဟ်” come from?
ကိတ်ဂြိုဟ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကိတ်, 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...
Ancestry of “ကိတ်ဂြိုဟ်”, step by step
ကိတ်ဂြိုဟ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကိတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကိတ် | the twenty-eighth lunar asterism; though the lunar asterism, i.e. nakshatra (နက္ခတ်) consists of twenty-seven lunar mansions, indeed |
| 2 | Sanskrit | केतु | lamp, flame, torch; bright appearance, clearness,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kaytúṣ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kaytúš | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-tús | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | key- | to set in motion, to move; bright, burning; put... |