Where does “လောကနတ်” come from?

လောကနတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လောက, from Pali loka, from Sanskrit लोक, from Proto-Indo-European lówkos, from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European lewk- — bright; to shine; to see.

လောကနတ် (Burmese): Avalokiteshvara

Definitions

  1. Avalokiteshvara

Ancestry of “လောကနတ်”, step by step

လောကနတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လောက

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောကworld
2Palilokaworld
3Sanskritलोकfree or open space; world; sight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see

via Burmese နတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနတ်nat
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*natillness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →