Where does “ဗိုလ်” come from?

ဗိုလ် (Burmese) comes from Pali bāla, from Sanskrit बल, from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas, from Proto-Indo-European bel- — to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength.

ဗိုလ် (Burmese): commander

Definitions

  1. commander

Ancestry of “ဗိုလ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibālachild; fool; young
2Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

Words derived from “ဗိုလ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bálas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan bálas →