Where does “အမှုထမ်း” come from?

အမှုထမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese အမ, 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.

အမှုထမ်း (Burmese): someone in the service of an institutional authority; a non-gazetted government employee; a bureaucrat

Definitions

  1. someone in the service of an institutional authority; a non-gazetted government employee; a bureaucrat

Ancestry of “အမှုထမ်း”, step by step

အမှုထမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese အမ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအမelder sister
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

via Burmese ထမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထမ်းto carry on the shoulder
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tamto talk, to speak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neEvery word from Burmese အ-Every word from Sanskrit अ-