Where does “ဝမ်းသာ” come from?

ဝမ်းသာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သာ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁am — year.

ဝမ်းသာ (Burmese): to be glad, to be happy, to rejoice

Definitions

  1. to be glad, to be happy, to rejoice

Ancestry of “ဝမ်းသာ”, step by step

ဝမ်းသာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear

via Burmese ဝမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝမ်းstomach, belly; womb
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer cn₁am →Every word from Burmese သာ →