Where does “မြှင့်” come from?

မြှင့် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မြင့်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-raŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-taŋ — to see, to look.

မြှင့် (Burmese): to raise, elevate

Definitions

  1. to raise, elevate

Ancestry of “မြှင့်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြင့်tall, high
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-raŋhigh; long
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*mV-taŋto see, to look

Words derived from “မြှင့်

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *mV-taŋEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-raŋEvery word from Burmese မြင့်