Where does “သင်္ကာ” come from?

သင်္ကာ (Burmese) comes from Pali saṅkā, from Sanskrit शङ्का, from Sanskrit शङ्क्, from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- — to hang.

သင်္ကာ (Burmese): doubt, suspicion

Definitions

  1. doubt, suspicion

Ancestry of “သင်္ကာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisaṅkādoubt, uncertainty, fear
2Sanskritशङ्काdoubt, suspicion, distrust, fear
3Sanskritशङ्क्to doubt; to hesitate; to suppose, assume
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱenk-to hang
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱenk- →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्क् →Every word from Sanskrit शङ्का →