Where does “ဒိုင်နမို” come from?
ဒိုင်နမို (Burmese) comes from English dynamo, from German dynamoelektrische Maschine, from Ancient Greek δύναμις, from Ancient Greek δύναμαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dunamai.
ဒိုင်နမို (Burmese): dynamo
Definitions
- dynamo
Ancestry of “ဒိုင်နမို”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | dynamo | An electricity generator, a dynamo-electric... |
| 2 | German | dynamoelektrische Maschine | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δύναμις | power, might, strength; ability, skill; power,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | δύναμαι | deponent; to be able, capable, strong enough to... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | *dunamai | — |