Where does “ဆွမ်းကပ်” come from?
ဆွမ်းကပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကပ်, from Pali kappa, from Sanskrit कल्प, from Sanskrit -अ, from Sanskrit भाग्य, from Sanskrit भाग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰāgás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂gós — Paleo-Balkan oak.
ဆွမ်းကပ် (Burmese): to make an offering of food at the altar to the Buddha
Definitions
- to make an offering of food at the altar to the Buddha
Ancestry of “ဆွမ်းကပ်”, step by step
ဆွမ်းကပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကပ် | kalpa |
| 2 | Pali | kappa | suitable |
| 3 | Sanskrit | कल्प | practicable, feasible, possible; proper, fit,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | -अ | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | भाग्य | luck, destiny, fate, fortune, chance, welfare,... |
| 6 | Sanskrit | भाग | part, portion, share, allotment; compartment,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | bʰāgás | division; allotment |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂gós | Paleo-Balkan oak |
via Burmese ဆွမ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆွမ်း | food offered to the Buddha or to monks |