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
Ancestry of “တူမ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |