Where does “ကံစမ်း” come from?
ကံစမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကံ, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.
ကံစမ်း (Burmese): to try one's luck
Definitions
- to try one's luck
Ancestry of “ကံစမ်း”, step by step
ကံစမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကံ | karma; fate; luck; fortune; object |
| 2 | Pali | kamma | doing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कर्मन् | act, action, performance, business; office,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kárma | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kárma | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷer- | to do; to make; to build |
via Burmese စမ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စမ်း | spring well of water |