Where does “လီတာ” come from?

လီတာ (Burmese) comes from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra, from Ancient Greek λίτρα, from Proto-Italic *līðrā — ingot.

လီတာ (Burmese): litre

Definitions

  1. litre

Ancestry of “လီတာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlitrelitre
2Medieval Latinlitra
3Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
4Proto-Italic*līðrāingot
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra