Where does “dămya” come from?

dămya (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ဓားပြ, from Burmese ဓား, from English dah — The spoken representation of a dash in radio and...

dămya (Jingpho): robber

Definitions

  1. robber

Ancestry of “dămya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဓားပြrobber, bandit, dacoit
2Burmeseဓားknife; sword
3EnglishdahThe spoken representation of a dash in radio and...
Every word from English dah →Every word from Burmese ဓား →Every word from Burmese ဓားပြ →