Where does “ဆုလာဘ်” come from?
ဆုလာဘ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လာဘ်, from Pali lābha, from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
ဆုလာဘ် (Burmese): prize, reward
Definitions
- prize, reward
Ancestry of “ဆုလာဘ်”, step by step
ဆုလာဘ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese လာဘ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လာဘ် | bribe, graft; honorarium, fee; something received |
| 2 | Pali | lābha | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लाभ | meeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लभ् | to gain, possess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | labʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |
via Burmese ဆု
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆု | thing wished, desired, or prayed for; wish |