Where does “အာလူး” come from?
အာလူး (Burmese) comes from Hindi आलू, from Sanskrit आलु, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eHlu- — root.
အာလူး (Burmese): potato
Ancestry of “အာလူး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | आलू | potato; plum; prune |
| 2 | Sanskrit | आलु | an edible root; potato |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHlu- | root |