Where does “Rangoonese” come from?
Rangoonese (English) comes from English ese, from Mexican Spanish ese, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.
Rangoonese (English): of, from or pertaining to Rangoon; Someone from...
Definitions
- of, from or pertaining to Rangoon; Someone from...
Ancestry of “Rangoonese”, step by step
Rangoonese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ese
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ese | dude, man |
| 2 | Mexican Spanish | ese | The name of the Latin-script letter S; that;... |
| 3 | Latin | ipse | himself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *e(s)peso | himself, herself, itself |
via English Rangoon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Rangoon | Yangon, the former capital of Myanmar before Naypyidaw was made the capital in 2006 |
| 2 | Burmese | ရန်ကုန် | — |
| 3 | Burmese | ရန် | quarrel; in order to, so as to |
| 4 | Burmese | ရည် | liquid, fluid; to aim |