Where does “မိငယ်” come from?

မိငယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငယ်, from Old Burmese ငဲ.

Ancestry of “မိငယ်”, step by step

မိငယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငယ်small; little; young; chevrotain
2Old Burmeseငဲ—

via Burmese မိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမိmother; a title used by Mon women; a title used...
2Monမိmother
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