Where does “ဗြာဟ္မဏ” come from?

ဗြာဟ္မဏ (Burmese) comes from Pali brāhmaṇa, from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण, from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन्, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

ဗြာဟ္မဏ (Burmese): The second class of traditional Burmese society, comprising priests and ritualists (brahmins), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး

Definitions

  1. The second class of traditional Burmese society, comprising priests and ritualists (brahmins), one of the four social classes known as အမျိုးလေးပါး

Ancestry of “ဗြာဟ္မဏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibrāhmaṇabrahmin a man of the Brahman caste
2Sanskritब्राह्मणrelating to or given by a Brahmin, befitting or...
3Sanskritब्रह्मन्pious effusion or utterance, outpouring of the...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Sanskrit ब्रह्मन् →Every word from Sanskrit ब्राह्मण →