Where does “ဘုရားလောင်း” come from?

ဘုရားလောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘုရား, from Sanskrit वर पूजार्ह — venerable enclosure.

ဘုရားလောင်း (Burmese): future Buddha; one who is destined for Buddhahood; one striving to attain Buddahood; bodhisattva

Definitions

  1. future Buddha; one who is destined for Buddhahood; one striving to attain Buddahood; bodhisattva

Ancestry of “ဘုရားလောင်း”, step by step

ဘုရားလောင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဘုရား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseဘုရားBuddha; pagoda, stupa, Buddhist temple; royal and...
2Sanskritवर पूजार्हvenerable enclosure

via Burmese လောင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောင်းto pour, water (something)
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-lawŋboat
Every word from Sanskrit वर पूजार्हEvery word from Burmese ဘုရား