Where does “ယွန်းထည်” come from?
ယွန်းထည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ယွန်း, from Sanskrit यवन, from Prakrit 𑀬𑁄𑀦, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎢𐎴, from Ancient Greek Ἴων, from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων — Ionian.
ယွန်းထည် (Burmese): lacquerware
Definitions
- lacquerware
Ancestry of “ယွန်းထည်”, step by step
ယွန်းထည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ယွန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ယွန်း | lacquer; to deviate; to shift; to move; to go |
| 2 | Sanskrit | यवन | a foreigner, barbarian not part of the four-tiers... |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀬𑁄𑀦 | — |
| 4 | Old Persian | 𐎹𐎢𐎴 | Ionia |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἴων | one of the Ionians; a native or inhabitant of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰᾱ́ϝων | Ionian |
via Burmese ထည်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထည် | to be grand |