Where does “သေဒဏ်” come from?

သေဒဏ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဒဏ်, from Pali daṇḍa, from Sanskrit दण्ड — stick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

သေဒဏ် (Burmese): death sentence, capital punishment

Definitions

  1. death sentence, capital punishment

Ancestry of “သေဒဏ်”, step by step

သေဒဏ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဒဏ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဒဏ်punishment
2Palidaṇḍastick, handle, staff, rod
3Sanskritदण्डstick, staff, rod, pole, cudgel, club; penis; a...

via Burmese သေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသေto die; dead
2Burmeseလှည့်to turn move around an axis through itself, go or move around something, spin
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