Where does “ညီတူညီမျှ” come from?
ညီတူညီမျှ (Burmese) comes from Burmese တူ, from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.
ညီတူညီမျှ (Burmese): equally, fairly, fair and square
Definitions
- equally, fairly, fair and square
Ancestry of “ညီတူညီမျှ”, step by step
ညီတူညီမျှ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တူ | hammer; chopsticks; nephew |
| 2 | Pali | tulā | beam or pole for balancing and carrying or... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तुला | balance, scales; weight |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | telh₂- | to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom |
via Burmese ညီ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ညီ | younger brother; even; balanced; equal;... |
via Burmese မျှ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မျှ | to share, share and share alike |