Where does “ဥက္ကာ” come from?
ဥက္ကာ (Burmese) comes from Pali ukkā, from Sanskrit उल्का — meteor, firebrand, torch; flame.
ဥက္ကာ (Burmese): meteor
Ancestry of “ဥက္ကာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | ukkā | torch; meteor |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उल्का | meteor, firebrand, torch; flame |