Where does “ဂျော်ဒန်” come from?

ဂျော်ဒန် (Burmese) comes from English Jordan, from Latin Iordanēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης, from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן — Jordan.

Ancestry of “ဂျော်ဒန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJordanA placename
2LatinIordanēsthe river Jordan
3Ancient GreekἸορδάνης
4HebrewיַרְדֵּןJordan
Every word from Hebrew יַרְדֵּן
ဂျော်ဒန် — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer