Where does “ဥဂ္ဂါ” come from?
ဥဂ္ဂါ (Burmese) comes from Pali ugga, from Sanskrit उग्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hugrás, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂weg-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ug-.
Ancestry of “ဥဂ္ဂါ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | ugga | huge, mighty; fierce |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उग्र | mighty, formidable, powerful; furious, terrible,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hugrás | powerful, mighty, strong |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug-ró-s | strong |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |