Where does “တူမ” come from?

တူမ (Burmese) comes from Burmese တူ, from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

တူမ (Burmese): niece

Definitions

  1. niece

Ancestry of “တူမ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတူhammer; chopsticks; nephew
2Palitulābeam or pole for balancing and carrying or...
3Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तुला →Every word from Pali tulā →