Where does “Yangon” come from?

Yangon comes from Burmese ရန်ကုန်, a city name of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Yangon”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ရန်ကုန်	—
2	Burmese	ရန်	quarrel; in order to, so as to
3	Burmese	ရည်	liquid, fluid; to aim