Where does “မဏိတော်” come from?

မဏိတော် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မဏိ, from Pali maṇi, from Sanskrit मणि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

မဏိတော် (Burmese): upper part of the Buddha's sacred hair knot

Definitions

  1. upper part of the Buddha's sacred hair knot

Ancestry of “မဏိတော်”, step by step

မဏိတော် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မဏိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမဏိgem
2Palimaṇiprecious stone; gem; jewel; jewel
3Sanskritमणिjewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmaníṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being

via Burmese တော်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတော်clever, skillful; enough, sufficient; denotes...
2Burmeseတွက်to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve...
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