Where does “ăye byeng” come from?
ăye byeng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese အရေးပိုင်, from Burmese ပိုင်, from Hindi पाई, from Sanskrit पादिका, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
ăye byeng (Jingpho): deputy commissioner
Definitions
- deputy commissioner
Ancestry of “ăye byeng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အရေးပိုင် | deputy commissioner, the title of a high-ranking colonial official in British Burma during British rule, superseded by ခရိုင်ဝန် in 1948 |
| 2 | Burmese | ပိုင် | to own, possess |
| 3 | Hindi | पाई | pie, 1/3 of a paisa |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पादिका | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |