Where does “ရအောင်” come from?
ရအောင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj — fly (insect).
ရအောင် (Burmese): postpositional marker following a verb indicating a proposal to do something together: let's (imperative)
Definitions
- postpositional marker following a verb indicating a proposal to do something together: let's (imperative)
Ancestry of “ရအောင်”, step by step
ရအောင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ရ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ရ | to succeed, manage, be able; to be permitted, be... |
| 2 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *roaj | fly (insect) |
via Burmese အောင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အောင် | in order to, to; to pass |