Where does “ဝ” come from?
ဝ (Burmese) comes from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.
ဝ (Burmese): fat; full , satiated
Ancestry of “ဝ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | vassa | rain; year |
| 2 | Sanskrit | वर्ष | rain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers-ó-m | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁wers- | to rain |