Where does “အရုပ်စာ” come from?

အရုပ်စာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရုပ်, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

အရုပ်စာ (Burmese): hieroglyph or picture writing

Definitions

  1. hieroglyph or picture writing

Ancestry of “အရုပ်စာ”, step by step

အရုပ်စာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ရုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရုပ်physical form, material; looks, appearance;...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Burmese စာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာwriting; letter; written language
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...
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