Where does “Burman” come from?

Burman derives from English Burma, which comes from Burmese ဗမာ and မြန်မာ, ultimately traceable through Proto-Germanic jainaz and Proto-Indo-European i- and en.

Burman (English): Of or relating to the principal, Burmese-speaking...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the principal, Burmese-speaking...

Ancestry of “Burman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nAlternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of...
2Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
3Proto-Norse-īna-—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “Burman”

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