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Where does “Moulmein” come from?

Moulmein (English) comes from Burmese မော်လမြိုင်, from Mon မတ်မလီု — father's eye destroyed.

Ancestry of “Moulmein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမော်လမြိုင်—
2Monမတ်မလီုfather's eye destroyed
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