Where does “လံဗား” come from?
လံဗား (Burmese) comes from Hindi लंबा, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀩, from Sanskrit लम्ब, from Sanskrit लम्ब्, from Proto-Indo-European (s)lembʰ- — to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply.
လံဗား (Burmese): tall person
Ancestry of “လံဗား”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | लंबा | tall; long; expanded, great, large |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀮𑀁𑀩 | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लम्ब | a perpendicular; complement of latitude,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लम्ब् | cl.1 Ā. लम्बते , to hang down, depend, dangle,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)lembʰ- | to hang limply; to hang loosely, hang limply |