Where does “ဟင်္သာ” come from?

ဟင်္သာ (Burmese) comes from English hamsa, from Sanskrit हंस, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰansás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰansás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰh₂éns — goose.

ဟင်္သာ (Burmese): Brahminy duck; ruddy shelduck

Definitions

  1. Brahminy duck; ruddy shelduck

Ancestry of “ဟင်္သာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhamsathe Hand of Fatima
2Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
4Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

Words derived from “ဟင်္သာ”

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