Where does “bat” come from?

bat (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ပတ်, from Pali paṭaha, from Sanskrit पटह — kettledrum, war drum; drum.

bat (Jingpho): week

Definitions

  1. week

Ancestry of “bat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပတ်drum; to circle; Short for ရက်သတ္တပတ်
2Palipaṭaha—
3Sanskritपटहkettledrum, war drum; drum
Every word from Sanskrit पटह →Every word from Pali paṭaha →Every word from Burmese ပတ် →