Where does “လဆုတ်” come from?

လဆုတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆုတ်, from Burmese စုတ်, from Sanskrit युग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.

လဆုတ် (Burmese): waning moon

Definitions

  1. waning moon

Ancestry of “လဆုတ်”, step by step

လဆုတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆုတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆုတ်to withdraw, retreat
2Burmeseစုတ်to tear, be torn
3Sanskritयुगyoke, team; pair, couple, brace; a race of men,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianyugámyoke
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyugómyoke
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyewg-to join, to yoke, to tie together

via Burmese လ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလmoon; month
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yewg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yugóm →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yugám →