Where does “ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ” come from?
ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘိန်း, from Sanskrit अहिफेन, from Sanskrit फेन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.
ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ (Burmese): Opium War
Definitions
- Opium War
Ancestry of “ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ”, step by step
ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဘိန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘိန်း | opium |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अहिफेन | the saliva or venom of a snake |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फेन | foam, froth, scum; moisture of the lips, saliva;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pʰáynas | foam, froth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Burmese စစ်ပွဲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စစ်ပွဲ | war |
| 2 | Burmese | စစ် | war |
| 3 | Polish | dzik | wild boar; unmannerly, uncivilized, or antisocial... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dikъ | wild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰiHkos | — |
via English Opium War
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Opium War | The First Opium War or the Second Opium War, two Anglo-Chinese wars relating to opium trade in the mid-19th century |