Where does “သမယ” come from?

သမယ (Burmese) comes from Pali samaya, from Sanskrit समय, from Sanskrit सम्, from Sanskrit आस, from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- — to press, push.

သမယ (Burmese): time, period

Definitions

  1. time, period

Ancestry of “သမယ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisamayatime, occasion
2Sanskritसमयcoming together, meeting or a place of meeting;...
3Sanskritसम्to be agitated or disturbed
4Sanskritआसto have been
5Proto-Indo-Europeansewh₁-to press, push
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sewh₁- →Every word from Sanskrit आस →Every word from Sanskrit सम् →