Where does “Kayin” come from?
Kayin (English) comes from Burmese ကရင် — wild, low-caste man.
Kayin (English): A member of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma)
Definitions
- A member of a number of Karenic ethnolinguistic groups in Myanmar (Burma)
Ancestry of “Kayin”, step by step
Kayin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကရင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကရင် | wild, low-caste man |
via Hebrew קַיִן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hebrew | קַיִן | craftsman |