Where does “Burmais” come from?
Burmais (Irish) comes from Irish -is, from Old Irish -as, from Proto-Celtic -assus, from Proto-Indo-European -ad-tus.
Ancestry of “Burmais”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | -is | -ish, -ese; inflection of -eas:
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| 2 | Old Irish | -as | Nominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -assus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -ad-tus | — |