Where does “ဦးတည်” come from?
ဦးတည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တည်, from Pali tinduka, from Sanskrit तिन्दुक — "Diospyros malabarica".
ဦးတည် (Burmese): to lead
Ancestry of “ဦးတည်”, step by step
ဦးတည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တည်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တည် | Diospyros burmanica, a species of persimmon; to... |
| 2 | Pali | tinduka | "Diospyros malabarica" |
| 3 | Sanskrit | तिन्दुक | "Diospyros malabarica" |
via Burmese ဦး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဦး | sir |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | d-bu-s | head |
Words derived from “ဦးတည်”