Where does “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်” come from?
ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘက်, from Pali bhāga, from Sanskrit भग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.
ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် (Burmese): opponent (of views and doctrines), opposition, contradiction
Definitions
- opponent (of views and doctrines), opposition, contradiction
Ancestry of “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်”, step by step
ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဘက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘက် | side flat surface of a three-dimensional object |
| 2 | Pali | bhāga | part; portion; fraction; share; etc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भग | "dispenser", gracious lord, patron; Bhaga; the... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰagás | portion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰh₂g-ó-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂g- | to divide, distribute, allot |