Where does “ဥဒေါင်း” come from?

ဥဒေါင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဥ, from Burmese ဦး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s — head.

ဥဒေါင်း (Burmese): peacock, peafowl

Definitions

  1. peacock, peafowl

Ancestry of “ဥဒေါင်း”, step by step

ဥဒေါင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဥegg
2Burmeseဦးsir
3Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead

via Burmese ဒေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဒေါင်းpeacock, peafowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s →Every word from Burmese ဦး →Every word from Burmese ဥ →