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Where does “ဂီတ” come from?

ဂီတ (Burmese) comes from Pali gīta, from Sanskrit गीत, from Sanskrit कवि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kawHíṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian káwHiš, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewh₁- — to perceive; to observe.

ဂီတ (Burmese): music

Definitions

  1. music

Ancestry of “ဂီတ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligītasong
2Sanskritगीतhaving sung
3Sanskritकविwise man, sage, seer, prophet; a singer, bard,...
4Proto-Indo-AryankawHíṣ—
5Proto-Indo-IraniankáwHišseer, poet; institutor of religious rites;...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewh₁-to perceive; to observe
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