Where does “သေနတ်” come from?

သေနတ် (Burmese) comes from Dutch snaphaan, from Middle Dutch snaphaen, from German Schnapphahn, from Middle High German snaphan — mounted highwayman.

သေနတ် (Burmese): gun

Definitions

  1. gun

Ancestry of “သေနတ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchsnaphaansilver coin from Guelders; early type of...
2Middle Dutchsnaphaen—
3GermanSchnapphahnhighwayman
4Middle High Germansnaphanmounted highwayman
Every word from Middle High German snaphan →Every word from German Schnapphahn →Every word from Middle Dutch snaphaen →