Where does “နန်းမြင့်” come from?

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

နန်းမြင့် (Burmese): watchtower of a palace; A palace building where...

Definitions

  1. watchtower of a palace; A palace building where...

Ancestry of “နန်းမြင့်”, step by step

နန်းမြင့် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နန်း

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

via Burmese မြင့်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြင့်tall, high
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-raŋhigh; long
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mV-taŋto see, to look
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