Where does “မုခ်” come from?
မုခ် (Burmese) comes from Pali mukha, from Sanskrit मुख, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam.
မုခ် (Burmese): gateway to a Burmese pagoda
Definitions
- gateway to a Burmese pagoda
Ancestry of “မုခ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | mukha | mouth; face; entrance |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मुख | mouth; face; visage |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkʰam | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múkHam | — |