Where does “သံအမတ်” come from?
သံအမတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese အမတ်, from Sanskrit अमात्य, from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.
သံအမတ် (Burmese): ambassador
Ancestry of “သံအမတ်”, step by step
သံအမတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese အမတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အမတ် | high official |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अमात्य | companion, member of household; one living with... |
| 3 | Rajasthani | अमा | mother |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |
via Burmese သံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သံ | iron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | sjam | iron |