Where does “ဘေးဘယာ” come from?
ဘေးဘယာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘေး, from Pali bhāya, from Sanskrit भय, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰayHás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyh₂- — to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut.
ဘေးဘယာ (Burmese): danger; harm
Definitions
- danger; harm
Ancestry of “ဘေးဘယာ”, step by step
ဘေးဘယာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဘေး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘေး | side |
| 2 | Pali | bhāya | fear, fright |
| 3 | Sanskrit | भय | fear, alarm, dread; terror, dismay, danger,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | *bʰayHás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyh₂- | to fear, be afraid; to strike, hit; to hew, cut |
via Burmese ဘယာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘယာ | fear |