Where does “သိမ်” come from?
သိမ် (Burmese) comes from Pali sīmā, from Sanskrit सीमा — frontier, boundary, edge.
သိမ် (Burmese): ordination hall
Ancestry of “သိမ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | sīmā | boundary; limit |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सीमा | frontier, boundary, edge |