Where does “မကန်း” come from?

မကန်း (Burmese) comes from Pali makara, from Sanskrit मकर — a kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...

မကန်း (Burmese): mythical sea monster resembling a crocodile with a prehensile snout

Definitions

  1. mythical sea monster resembling a crocodile with a prehensile snout

Ancestry of “မကန်း”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimakarathe letter 'm'
2Sanskritमकरa kind of sea-monster; N. of the 10th sign of the...
Every word from Sanskrit मकरEvery word from Pali makara