Where does “အတာအိုး” come from?

အတာအိုး (Burmese) comes from Burmese အတာ, from Pali anta, from Sanskrit अन्त, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént- — end, limit, forehead.

အတာအိုး (Burmese): ceremonial pot of flowers arranged to welcome Thingyan, the Burmese New Year

Definitions

  1. ceremonial pot of flowers arranged to welcome Thingyan, the Burmese New Year

Ancestry of “အတာအိုး”, step by step

အတာအိုး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese အတာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအတာperiod or season of Thingyan, the Burmese New Year
2Paliantaend; goal; top
3Sanskritअन्तnear; last; handsome, lovely
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ént-end, limit, forehead

via Burmese အိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအိုးpot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ént- →Every word from Sanskrit अन्त →Every word from Pali anta →