Where does “မြို့ဝန်” come from?

မြို့ဝန် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြ, from Sanskrit मरकत — emerald.

မြို့ဝန် (Burmese): governor of a town in pre-colonial Burmese kingdoms

Definitions

  1. governor of a town in pre-colonial Burmese kingdoms

Ancestry of “မြို့ဝန်”, step by step

မြို့ဝန် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မြ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြemerald; emerald green; keen, very sharp
2Sanskritमरकतemerald

via Burmese ဝန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝန်burden; load

Words derived from “မြို့ဝန်”

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