Where does “အစိုးရ” come from?
အစိုးရ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *roaj — fly (insect).
အစိုးရ (Burmese): government
Definitions
- government
Ancestry of “အစိုးရ”, step by step
အစိုးရ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ရ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ရ | to succeed, manage, be able; to be permitted, be... |
| 2 | Proto-Austroasiatic | *roaj | fly (insect) |
via Burmese စိုး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စိုး | to rule |