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Where does “ယာဉ်” come from?

ယာဉ် (Burmese) comes from Pali yāna, from Sanskrit यान, from Sanskrit महायान, from Sanskrit महा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maźʰā́, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maȷ́ʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂s — big, great.

ယာဉ် (Burmese): vehicle, craft; elephant, horse, etc. used for...

Definitions

  1. vehicle, craft; elephant, horse, etc. used for...

Ancestry of “ယာဉ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyānagoing, journey, motion; means of conveyance;...
2Sanskritयानcarriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...
3Sanskritमहायान—
4Sanskritमहाcombining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaźʰā́—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaȷ́ʰā́big, great
7Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

Words derived from “ယာဉ်”

  • ယာဉ်မောင်း
  • လေယာဉ်
  • လေယာဉ်ပျံ
  • လေႇယိၼ်ႇပျၢၼ်ႇ
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