Where does “လငယ်” come from?

လငယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငယ်, from Old Burmese ငဲ.

Ancestry of “လငယ်”, step by step

လငယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငယ်small; little; young; chevrotain
2Old Burmeseငဲ—

via Burmese လ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလmoon; month
Every word from Old Burmese ငဲ →Every word from Burmese ငယ် →