Where does “ဆန်တာကလော့စ်” come from?
ဆန်တာကလော့စ် (Burmese) comes from English Santa Claus, from Dutch Sinterklaas, from Middle Dutch sinter clâes — Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas.
ဆန်တာကလော့စ် (Burmese): Santa Claus
Definitions
- Santa Claus
Ancestry of “ဆန်တာကလော့စ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Santa Claus | A figure said to bring presents to people (especially children) at Christmas time |
| 2 | Dutch | Sinterklaas | Saint Nicholas; folklore figure in the Low... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | sinter clâes | Saint Nicholas, Sinterklaas |