Where does “Nyaunglebin” come from?
Nyaunglebin (English) comes from Burmese ညောင်လေးပင်, from Burmese ပင်, from Sanskrit वृक्ष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wr̥ṭṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wr̥ćšás — tree.
Ancestry of “Nyaunglebin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ညောင်လေးပင် | — |
| 2 | Burmese | ပင် | plant; trees; tree |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वृक्ष | a tree, any tree bearing visible flowers and... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wr̥ṭṣás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wr̥ćšás | tree |