Where does “ပင်စိမ်း” come from?
ပင်စိမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပင်, from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.
ပင်စိမ်း (Burmese): basil
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ပင်စိမ်း”, step by step
ပင်စိမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပင် | plant; trees; tree |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वृक्ष | a tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wr̥ṭṣás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥ćšás | tree |
via Burmese စိမ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စိမ်း | green; unripe; raw |