Where does “သီဟ” come from?

သီဟ (Burmese) comes from Pali sīha, from Sanskrit सिंह, from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás, from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós-.

သီဟ (Burmese): lion

Definitions

  1. lion

Ancestry of “သီဟ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisīhalion
2Sanskritसिंहthe lion; the zodiacal sign Leo or its lagna;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryansinźʰás—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniansinȷ́ʰáslion
5Proto-Indo-European*sinǵʰós-—

Words derived from “သီဟ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *sinǵʰós- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sinȷ́ʰás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan sinźʰás →
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