Where does “မနုပ်တာနီ” come from?
မနုပ်တာနီ (Burmese) comes from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர், from Tamil தண்ணீர், from Tamil நீர், from Old Tamil 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰, from Proto-Dravidian nīr — you; water.
Ancestry of “မနုပ်တာနီ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamil | மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் | mulligatawny, a soup highly seasoned with pepper |
| 2 | Tamil | தண்ணீர் | water |
| 3 | Tamil | நீர் | water |
| 4 | Old Tamil | 𑀦𑀻𑀭𑁰 | y'all |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | nīr | you; water |