Where does “Burmese” come from?

Burmese derives from English Burma, which comes from Burmese ဗမာ and Burmese မြန်မာ, traced through Latin -ensis and Latin en-, en-, and in, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ne.

Burmese (English): Of or relating to Burma or its people or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Burma or its people or...

Ancestry of “Burmese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eseUsed to form adjectives and nouns describing...
2Middle English-eysAlternative form of -esse
3Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
4Late Latin-iscus

Words derived from “Burmese

Every word from Late Latin -iscus