Where does “မြေမျို” come from?

မြေမျို (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြေ, from Old Burmese မ္လိယ်.

မြေမျို (Burmese): to be swallowed up by a fissure appearing in the earth

Definitions

  1. to be swallowed up by a fissure appearing in the earth

Ancestry of “မြေမျို”, step by step

မြေမျို traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မြေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြေearth; land
2Old Burmeseမ္လိယ်—

via Burmese မျို

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျိုto swallow, gobble
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