Where does “ဟင်္သာတ” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ဟင်္သာတ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဟင်္သာBrahminy duck; ruddy shelduck
2Englishhamsathe Hand of Fatima
3Sanskritहंसa goose, gander, swan, flamingo; sometimes a mere...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰansásgoose, swan
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰansásgoose, swan
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰh₂énsgoose

Words derived from “ဟင်္သာတ”

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