Where does “ဇရာ” come from?

ဇရာ (Burmese) comes from Pali jarā, from Sanskrit जरा, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

ဇရာ (Burmese): old age; decrepitude; decay

Definitions

  1. old age; decrepitude; decay

Ancestry of “ဇရာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palijarāold age; decrepitude; decay
2Sanskritजराold age
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit जरा →Every word from Pali jarā →
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