Where does “myu” come from?

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

myu (Jingpho): city

Definitions

  1. city

Ancestry of “myu”, step by step

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