Where does “မိတ်” come from?

မိတ် (Burmese) comes from Pali mitta, from Sanskrit मित्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

မိတ် (Burmese): prickly heat; friend, mate

Definitions

  1. prickly heat; friend, mate

Ancestry of “မိတ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimittafriend; friendship
2Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
4Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “မိတ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →