Where does “မိတ်ဆွေ” come from?

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

မိတ်ဆွေ (Burmese): friend

Definitions

  1. friend

Ancestry of “မိတ်ဆွေ”, step by step

မိတ်ဆွေ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမိတ်prickly heat; friend, mate
2Palimittafriend; friendship
3Sanskritमित्रa friend, companion, associate; the sun;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanmitrásfriend
5Proto-Indo-Iranianmitráscovenant; treaty; agreement
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

via Burmese ဆွေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆွေkinsman
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian mitrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan mitrás →