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Where does “အညာသား” come from?

အညာသား (Burmese) comes from Burmese အညာ, from Burmese အ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.

အညာသား (Burmese): person from the upcountry or Upper Myanmar

Definitions

  1. person from the upcountry or Upper Myanmar

Ancestry of “အညာသား”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအညာupcountry
2Burmeseအ-used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or...
3Palia-no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
4Sanskritअ-un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
5Proto-Indo-Iraniana-un-, a-
6Proto-Indo-Europeann̥-not, un-
7Proto-Indo-Europeannenot
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