Where does “လင်္ကာ” come from?

လင်္ကာ (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit अलंकार, from Sanskrit अलंकृ, from Sanskrit कृ, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

လင်္ကာ (Burmese): verse

Definitions

  1. verse

Ancestry of “လင်္ကာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritअलंकारthe act of decorating
2Sanskritअलंकृto decorate, ornament
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “လင်္ကာ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Sanskrit कृ →Every word from Sanskrit अलंकृ →