Where does “ထေရ်” come from?

ထေရ် (Burmese) comes from Pali thera, from Sanskrit स्थविर, from Sanskrit वाद, from Sanskrit वद्, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH-.

ထေရ် (Burmese): Buddhist monk of venerable standing

Definitions

  1. Buddhist monk of venerable standing

Ancestry of “ထေရ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitheraelder, senior
2Sanskritस्थविरelder
3Sanskritवादspeaking, saying; making sound, playing an...
4Sanskritवद्to speak; API 10 U
5Proto-Indo-European*h₂wedH-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wedH- →Every word from Sanskrit वद् →Every word from Sanskrit वाद →
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