Where does “ဟေမာ” come from?
ဟေမာ (Burmese) comes from Pali hima, from Sanskrit हिम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰéyōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.
ဟေမာ (Burmese): deep forest
Definitions
- deep forest
Ancestry of “ဟေမာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | hima | snow |
| 2 | Sanskrit | हिम | cold, frost; the cold season, winter; frost,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | źʰimás | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ȷ́ʰimás | cold, frost; winter |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰéyōm | winter; year; frost, snow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |