Where does “ဝဥ” come from?

ဝဥ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝ, from Pali vassa, from Sanskrit वर्ष, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- — to rain.

ဝဥ (Burmese): elephant foot yam tuber

Definitions

  1. elephant foot yam tuber

Ancestry of “ဝဥ”, step by step

ဝဥ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseဝWa, the 30th letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Palivassarain; year
3Sanskritवर्षrain, raining, a shower; the rains, rainy season;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-ó-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wers-to rain

via Burmese ဥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဥegg
2Burmeseဦးsir
3Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wers-ó-m →Every word from Sanskrit वर्ष →