Where does “မာယာ” come from?

မာယာ (Burmese) comes from Pali Māyā, from Sanskrit माया, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.

မာယာ (Burmese): wile, guile, artifice

Definitions

  1. wile, guile, artifice

Ancestry of “မာယာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PaliMāyāfraud
2Sanskritमायाart, wisdom, inhuman or supernatural power;...
3Sanskritमाdon't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,...
4Proto-IranianmáH—
5Proto-Indo-IranianmaHdo not; prohibitive particle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁prohibitive particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH →Every word from Proto-Iranian máH →