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Where does “ပုဂံ” come from?

ပုဂံ (Burmese) comes from Old Burmese ပုကမ်, from Pali gāma, from Sanskrit ग्राम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

Ancestry of “ပုဂံ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Burmeseပုကမ်—
2Paligāmavillage
3Sanskritग्रामan inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryangrā́mas—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangrā́masvillage, town; community
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

Words derived from “ပုဂံ”

  • 蒲甘
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