Where does “နန်းမတော်” come from?

နန်းမတော် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နန်း, from Shan ၼၢင်း, from Old Chinese 娘.

နန်းမတော် (Burmese): chief queen

Definitions

  1. chief queen

Ancestry of “နန်းမတော်”, step by step

နန်းမတော် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နန်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနန်းpalace; thin thread of gold or other metal;...
2Shanၼၢင်းshe, he
3Old Chinese娘—

via Burmese မ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Burmese တော်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတော်clever, skillful; enough, sufficient; denotes...
2Burmeseတွက်to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve...
Every word from Old Chinese 娘 →Every word from Shan ၼၢင်း →Every word from Burmese နန်း →