Where does “ဝဏ္ဏ” come from?

ဝဏ္ဏ (Burmese) comes from Pali vaṇṇa, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ဝဏ္ဏ (Burmese): appearance; letter; syllable

Definitions

  1. appearance; letter; syllable

Ancestry of “ဝဏ္ဏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palivaṇṇacolour; appearance; caste
2Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ဝဏ္ဏ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas →