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Where does “ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း” come from?

ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘုန်းကြီး, from Burmese ဘုန်း, from Pali bhaga, from Sanskrit भग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း (Burmese): monastery

Definitions

  1. monastery

Ancestry of “ဘုန်းကြီးကျောင်း”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘုန်းကြီးmonk; The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves...
2Burmeseဘုန်းpower; glory; influence
3Palibhagaluck, fortune; female organ
4Sanskritभग"dispenser", gracious lord, patron; Bhaga; the...
5Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot
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