Where does “သပ္ပာယ်” come from?

သပ္ပာယ် (Burmese) comes from Pali sappāya, from Sanskrit सभेय, from Sanskrit सभा, from Sanskrit -एय — forms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value.

သပ္ပာယ် (Burmese): to look sublime

Definitions

  1. to look sublime

Ancestry of “သပ္ပာယ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisappāyabeneficial
2Sanskritसभेयdecent, well-behaved; decent; well-behaved
3Sanskritसभाan assembly, congregation, meeting, council,...
4Sanskrit-एयforms adjectives from nouns, often with patronymic/matronymic value
Every word from Sanskrit -एयEvery word from Sanskrit सभाEvery word from Sanskrit सभेय