Where does “လောကသား” come from?

လောကသား (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.

လောကသား (Burmese): man with his human failings

Definitions

  1. man with his human failings

Ancestry of “လောကသား”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówkos →