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): Wa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet

Definitions

  1. Wa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet

Ancestry of “ဝ”, step by step

ဝ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali vassa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivassarain; year
2Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain

via Egyptian 𓏲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptian𓏲—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer *wa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmer*wa—

Words derived from “ဝ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m →Every word from Sanskrit वर्ष →