Where does “သုဝဏ္ဏ” come from?

သုဝဏ္ဏ (Burmese) comes from Pali suvaṇṇa, from Sanskrit सुवर्ण, from Sanskrit वर्ण, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

သုဝဏ္ဏ (Burmese): gold

Definitions

  1. gold

Ancestry of “သုဝဏ္ဏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palisuvaṇṇagold; beautiful
2Sanskritसुवर्णof a good or beautiful colour, brilliant in hue,...
3Sanskritवर्णoutward appearance, exterior, figure, form,...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwárnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wárnas →