Where does “အင်္ဂါ” come from?

အင်္ဂါ (Burmese) comes from Old Mon အင်္ကာရ်, from Sanskrit अङ्गार, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- — to burn; fire.

အင်္ဂါ (Burmese): Tuesday; limb; organ

Definitions

Tuesday; limb; organ

Ancestry of “အင်္ဂါ”, step by step

အင်္ဂါ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Mon အင်္ကာရ်

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Mon	အင်္ကာရ်	Mars
2	Sanskrit	अङ्गार	charcoal, either heated or not heated; the planet...
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hángāras	charcoal
4	Proto-Indo-European	h₁óngʷl̥	charcoal
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₁engʷ-	to burn; fire

via Pali aṅga

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Pali	aṅga	member, body part
2	Sanskrit	अङ्ग	a limb of the body; a limb, member; the body
3	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eng-	curve, bend

Words derived from “အင်္ဂါ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁engʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁óngʷl̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hángāras →