Where does “ဝတ်လုံ” come from?
ဝတ်လုံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝတ်, from Pali vatta, from Sanskrit वृत्त, from Sanskrit वृत्, from Sanskrit अन, from Sanskrit अन्, from Proto-Indo-European h₂enh₁‑ — to breathe.
ဝတ်လုံ (Burmese): gown
Definitions
- gown
Ancestry of “ဝတ်လုံ”, step by step
ဝတ်လုံ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဝတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဝတ် | to wear |
| 2 | Pali | vatta | duty; service; function |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृत्त | Turned, set in motion; Round, rounded, circular;... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Burmese လုံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လုံ | to be covered |