Where does “ပုန်ကန်” come from?

ပုန်ကန် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကန်, from Sanskrit कन्या, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH, from Proto-Indo-European ken- — to arise, begin.

ပုန်ကန် (Burmese): to rebel against established authority or government, revolt

Definitions

  1. to rebel against established authority or government, revolt

Ancestry of “ပုန်ကန်”, step by step

ပုန်ကန် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကန်lake; to kick
2Sanskritकन्याgirl, virgin, daughter; the sign of the zodiac...
3Proto-Indo-IraniankanyáHyoung girl, maiden
4Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Burmese ပုန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပုန်to rebel, revolt

Words derived from “ပုန်ကန်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ken- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kanyáH →Every word from Sanskrit कन्या →