Where does “ဆာယာ” come from?

ဆာယာ (Burmese) comes from Pali chāyā, from Sanskrit छाया, from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

ဆာယာ (Burmese): shade; shadow

Definitions

  1. shade; shadow

Ancestry of “ဆာယာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palichāyāshade; shadow
2Sanskritछायाshadow; shade; shady place; reflection; shading...
3Proto-Indo-IranianśćaHyáHshade, shadow
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃ih₂shadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃ih₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian śćaHyáH
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