Where does “သာဓုခေါ်” come from?
သာဓုခေါ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေါ်, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.
သာဓုခေါ် (Burmese): to praise a good deed
Definitions
- to praise a good deed
Ancestry of “သာဓုခေါ်”, step by step
သာဓုခေါ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ခေါ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခေါ် | to name, be called have a specific name |
| 2 | Proto-Vietic | kaw | — |
| 3 | Dutch | kauwen | to chew |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | couwen | to chew |
| 5 | Old Dutch | kiuwan | to chew |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | keuwan | to chew |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kewwaną | to chew |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵyewh₁- | to chew |
via Burmese သာဓု
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သာဓု | term of approbation: well done!, right (as hallelujah, amen) |
| 2 | Pali | sādhu | well |
| 3 | Sanskrit | साधु | straight, right; leading straight to a goal,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *sáHdʰuṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sáHdʰuš | successful, accomplished |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | séHdʰ-u-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |