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Where does “Myanmar” come from?

Myanmar is the Burmese name မြန်မာ for the country, whose ultimate origin and original meaning are unknown.

Ancestry of “Myanmar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar

Words derived from “Myanmar”

  • Myanmarese
  • Myanmarization
  • ミャンマー
  • म्यानमार
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