Where does “မြို့အုပ်” come from?

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

မြို့အုပ် (Burmese): township officer, the title of a local colonial official in British Burma during British rule, superseded by မြို့ပိုင်

Definitions

  1. township officer, the title of a local colonial official in British Burma during British rule, superseded by မြို့ပိုင်

Ancestry of “မြို့အုပ်”, step by step

မြို့အုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မြ

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

via Burmese အုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအုပ်cover
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