Where does “အားငယ်” come from?

အားငယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငယ်, from Old Burmese ငဲ.

အားငယ် (Burmese): to be downhearted, be dejected

Definitions

  1. to be downhearted, be dejected

Ancestry of “အားငယ်”, step by step

အားငယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငယ်small; little; young; chevrotain
2Old Burmeseငဲ—

via Burmese အား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအားstrength; to be free
Every word from Old Burmese ငဲ →Every word from Burmese ငယ် →