Where does “ယာယီ” come from?

ယာယီ (Burmese) comes from Pali yāyin, from Pali ya, from Sanskrit यद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hyás, from Proto-Indo-European Hyós — who, which; already.

ယာယီ (Burmese): temporary

Definitions

  1. temporary

Ancestry of “ယာယီ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliyāyingoing
2Paliyawho, which, that; API n; which, that
3Sanskritयद्who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that
4Proto-Indo-IranianHyásthat, who, which
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyóswho, which; already
Every word from Proto-Indo-European HyósEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyásEvery word from Sanskrit यद्
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