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Where does “လုံချည်” come from?

လုံချည် (Burmese) comes from Hindi लुंगी, from Middle Hindi लँगोट, from Sanskrit लङ्गुट.

လုံချည် (Burmese): longyi

Definitions

  1. longyi

Ancestry of “လုံချည်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiलुंगीlungi
2Middle Hindiलँगोट—
3Sanskritलङ्गुट—

Words derived from “လုံချည်”

  • longyi
Every word from Sanskrit लङ्गुट →