Where does “ကူညီ” come from?
ကူညီ (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.
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Ancestry of “ကူညီ”, step by step
ကူညီ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese က
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | က | if; indicates the subject of the sentence, a... |
| 2 | Mon | က | fish |
| 3 | Pali | 𑀓 | Brahmi script form of ka |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कः | nominative masculine singular of किम् |
| 5 | Sanskrit | किम् | used as a particle of interrogation |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kás | who |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Burmese ညီ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ညီ | younger brother; even; balanced; equal;... |