Where does “mya” come from?

mya (Jingpho) comes from Burmese မြ, from Sanskrit मरकत — emerald.

mya (Jingpho): emerald

Definitions

  1. emerald

Ancestry of “mya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြemerald; emerald green; keen, very sharp
2Sanskritमरकतemerald
Every word from Sanskrit मरकत →Every word from Burmese မြ →