Where does “Birmaan” come from?

Birmaan (Dutch) comes from Dutch aan, from Middle Dutch āne, from Old Dutch āna, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

Birmaan (Dutch): a Burman, a person from Burma (Myanmar)

Definitions

  1. a Burman, a person from Burma (Myanmar)

Ancestry of “Birmaan”, step by step

Birmaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch aan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchaanon; to; on, being operative
2Middle Dutchāneon, on top of
3Old Dutchāna—
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Dutch Birma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchBirma—
2BurmeseဗမာBurmese
3Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →