Where does “ယာဉ်” come from?

ယာဉ် (Burmese) comes from Pali yāna, from Sanskrit यान, from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

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,...
3Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
4Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “ယာဉ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →