Where does “ဂေဟာ” come from?

ဂေဟာ (Burmese) comes from Pali geha, from Sanskrit गेह, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃- — to live.

ဂေဟာ (Burmese): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “ဂေဟာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligehahouse
2Sanskritगेहhouse; home; residence; dwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeyh₃-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeyh₃-Every word from Sanskrit गेहEvery word from Pali geha