Where does “မိန်” come from?

မိန် (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit मीन, from Proto-Dravidian mīn — fish.

မိန် (Burmese): Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac

Definitions

  1. Pisces, the twelfth sign of the zodiac

Ancestry of “မိန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritमीनa fish; the sign of the zodiac Pisces; Name of a...
2Proto-Dravidianmīnfish
Every word from Proto-Dravidian mīn →Every word from Sanskrit मीन →