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

  1. gateway to a Burmese pagoda

Ancestry of “မုခ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimukhamouth; face; entrance
2Sanskritमुखmouth; face; visage
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmúkʰam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianmúkHam—
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkHam →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian múkʰam →Every word from Sanskrit मुख →