Where does “မဟာသာဝက” come from?

မဟာသာဝက (Burmese) comes from Burmese မဟာ, 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,...

မဟာသာဝက (Burmese): main disciple of the Buddha

Definitions

  1. main disciple of the Buddha

Ancestry of “မဟာသာဝက”, step by step

မဟာသာဝက traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မဟာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမဟာgreat, noble
2Palimahāablative singular of maha; nominative/vocative...
3Palilatācreeper
4Sanskritलताa creeper, any creeping or winding plant or...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlenteh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlent-tree with supple branches; supple; bendsome,...

via Burmese သာဝက

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာဝကdisciple of the Buddha)
2Palisāvakadisciple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lenteh₂ →Every word from Sanskrit लता →