Where does “ပင်” come from?
ပင် (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.
ပင် (Burmese): plant; trees; tree
Definitions
- plant; trees; tree
Ancestry of “ပင်”, step by step
ပင် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit वृक्ष
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | वृक्ष | a tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wr̥ṭṣás | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥ćšás | tree |
via Proto-Vietic baŋ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Vietic | baŋ | flat; even |
| 2 | Proto-Turkic | beŋ | mole on the face; birthmark; mole |
| 3 | Proto-Turkic | *bẹ | Denotes "to be" for first person singular when at the end of an object; am |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan (b/p)ul
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (b/p)ul | root; stump; tree |