Where does “လိုဏ်ဂူ” come from?

လိုဏ်ဂူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese လိုဏ်, from Pali leṇa, from Hindi लयन, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.

လိုဏ်ဂူ (Burmese): grotto

Definitions

  1. grotto

Ancestry of “လိုဏ်ဂူ”, step by step

လိုဏ်ဂူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လိုဏ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိုဏ်cave
2Palileṇaa cave (in a rock), mountain cave, esp. used by ascetics (or bhikkhus) as a hermitage or place of shelter
3Hindiलयनresting, repose
4Sanskritअनbreath, respiration
5Sanskritअन्to breathe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂enh₁‑to breathe

via Burmese ဂူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဂူcave; tomb
2Paliguhācave; den
3Sanskritगुहाhiding place, cave, cavern
4Sanskritगुह्a hiding place, cave, den, lair
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangʰawȷ́ʰ-to hide, conceal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ →Every word from Sanskrit अन् →Every word from Sanskrit अन →