Where does “緬甸” come from?

緬甸 (Japanese) comes from Burmese ဗမာ, from Burmese မြန်မာ — Myanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar.

Ancestry of “緬甸”, step by step

緬甸 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဗမာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseဗမာBurmese
2Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar

via Chinese 緬甸

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Chinese緬甸—
Every word from Burmese မြန်မာ →Every word from Burmese ဗမာ →