Where does “ဘောမ” come from?
ဘောမ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘော, from English Ball, from Middle English bal, from Old English beall, from English beal, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz — to rise, to be tall; hill.
ဘောမ (Burmese): kiss-up; suck-up; brown noser
Definitions
- kiss-up; suck-up; brown noser
Ancestry of “ဘောမ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘော | A male ancestor seven generations back; ball;... |
| 2 | English | Ball | surname |
| 3 | Middle English | bal | A ball; A rounded or spherical lump or bump,... |
| 4 | Old English | beall | ball |
| 5 | English | beal | A small inflammatory tumor; pustule; To gather... |
| 6 | Old English | hyll | hill |
| 7 | Albanian | hulli | furrow |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hulliz | hill |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kl̥Hnís | hill |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kelH- | to rise, to be tall; hill |