Where does “ဖန်ဆင်း” come from?

ဖန်ဆင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖန်, from Pali phalikā, from Sanskrit स्फटिक — crystal; quartz.

ဖန်ဆင်း (Burmese): to create with supernatural power

Definitions

  1. to create with supernatural power

Ancestry of “ဖန်ဆင်း”, step by step

ဖန်ဆင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖန်acrid, astringent (in taste)
2Paliphalikācrystal; quartz
3Sanskritस्फटिकcrystal; quartz

via Burmese ဆင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆင်းto go down, enter (down into)
Every word from Sanskrit स्फटिक →Every word from Pali phalikā →Every word from Burmese ဖန် →