Where does “စန်း” come from?
စန်း (Burmese) comes from Pali canda, from Sanskrit चन्द्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)ćandrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (s)čandrás, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kand- — to glow, shine; to shine, glow.
Ancestry of “စန်း”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | canda | moon |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चन्द्र | glittering, shining , having the brilliancy or... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)ćandrás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)čandrás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kand- | to glow, shine; to shine, glow |