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Where does “မဟာလတာ” come from?

မဟာလတာ (Burmese) comes from Pali mahā, from Pali latā, from Sanskrit लता, from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂, from Proto-Indo-European lent- — tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

မဟာလတာ (Burmese): Burmese royal state robes

Definitions

  1. Burmese royal state robes

Ancestry of “မဟာလတာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimahāablative singular of maha; nominative/vocative...
2Palilatā—
3Sanskritलताa creeper, any creeping or winding plant or...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlenteh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...
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