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Where does “စကားပြန်” come from?

စကားပြန် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပြန်, from Sanskrit प्राण, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

စကားပြန် (Burmese): interpreter

Definitions

  1. interpreter

Ancestry of “စကားပြန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြန်to go back, return; to translate; A Myanmar...
2Sanskritप्राणbreath, respiration, the breath of life,...
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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