Where does “ခံမြို့” come from?
ခံမြို့ (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြ, from Sanskrit मरकत — emerald.
ခံမြို့ (Burmese): fortress
Definitions
- fortress
Ancestry of “ခံမြို့”, step by step
ခံမြို့ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese မြ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မြ | emerald; emerald green; keen, very sharp |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मरकत | emerald |
via Burmese ခံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခံ | karanda, Carissa carandas; to accept; to receive |