Where does “တပ်မဟာ” come from?

တပ်မဟာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese မဟာ, from Pali mahā, from Pali latā, from Sanskrit लता, from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

တပ်မဟာ (Burmese): brigade

Definitions

  1. brigade

Ancestry of “တပ်မဟာ”, step by step

တပ်မဟာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မဟာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမဟာgreat, noble
2Palimahāablative singular of maha; nominative/vocative...
3Palilatācreeper
4Sanskritलताa creeper, any creeping or winding plant or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenteh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

via Burmese တပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတပ်to fix, attach
2Monဒပ်—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit लता →