Where does “မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း” come from?
မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese မိုင်း, from English Mine, from French mine, from Breton min, from Italian mina, from Latin mina, from Gaulish mēnā, from Proto-Celtic *meinis — to cut, hew.
မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း (Burmese): land mine
Definitions
- land mine
Ancestry of “မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း”, step by step
မြေမြုပ်မိုင်း traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese မိုင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မိုင်း | mine |
| 2 | English | Mine | Alternative letter-case form of mine "often used... |
| 3 | French | mine | mine; pencil lead; piledriver, scorcher |
| 4 | Breton | min | face of an animal; beak, muzzle |
| 5 | Italian | mina | mine, land mine; lead in pencils; mine which... |
| 6 | Latin | mina | A Greek weight equal to 100 drachmas; A Greek... |
| 7 | Gaulish | mēnā | ore, mine |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | *meinis | ore, metal |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mēy(H)nis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mēy(H)- | to cut, hew |
via Burmese မြုပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မြုပ် | to sink, be submerged |