Where does “စံၚ်” come from?

စံၚ် (Mon) comes from Burmese စောင်း, from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.

စံၚ် (Mon): harp

Definitions

  1. harp

Ancestry of “စံၚ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစောင်းharp; traditional Burmese curved harp
2Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keng- →Every word from Persian چنگ →Every word from Burmese စောင်း →