Where does “မောင်းထု” come from?

မောင်းထု (Burmese) comes from Burmese မောင်း, from Hindi मन, from Classical Persian من, from Latin manum, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

မောင်းထု (Burmese): to strike a gong

Definitions

  1. to strike a gong

Ancestry of “မောင်းထု”, step by step

မောင်းထု traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မောင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမောင်းto drive
2Hindiमनmind, intellect; heart, feeling, emotion; soul
3Classical Persianمن
4Latinmanumaccusative singular of manus
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

via Burmese ထု

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထုto hammer, thump, beat, strike, hit
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t/d)ow-nthick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European man-Every word from Proto-Italic manusEvery word from Latin manus