Where does “အမတ်” come from?
အမတ် (Burmese) comes from Sanskrit अमात्य, from Rajasthani अमा, from Sanskrit अम्बा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)anmáH.
အမတ် (Burmese): high official
Ancestry of “အမတ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | अमात्य | companion, member of household; one living with... |
| 2 | Rajasthani | अमा | mother |
| 3 | Sanskrit | अम्बा | a mother, good woman |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (H)anmáH | — |