Where does “အတောင်” come from?

အတောင် (Burmese) comes 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.

အတောင် (Burmese): feather branching, hair-like structure that grows on the wings of birds

Definitions

feather branching, hair-like structure that grows on the wings of birds

Ancestry of “အတောင်”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	အ-	used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or...
2	Pali	a-	no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc
3	Sanskrit	अ-	un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,...
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	a-	un-, a-
5	Proto-Indo-European	n̥-	not, un-
6	Proto-Indo-European	ne	not

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ne →Every word from Burmese အ- →Every word from Sanskrit अ- →