Where does “myo-wun” come from?

myo-wun (English) comes from Burmese မြို့ဝန်, from Burmese မြ, from Sanskrit मरकत — emerald.

myo-wun (English): A Burmese provincial governor

Definitions

  1. A Burmese provincial governor

Ancestry of “myo-wun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြို့ဝန်governor of a town in pre-colonial Burmese kingdoms
2Burmeseမြemerald; emerald green; keen, very sharp
3Sanskritमरकतemerald
Every word from Sanskrit मरकत →Every word from Burmese မြ →Every word from Burmese မြို့ဝန် →
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