Where does “တာန်” come from?
တာန် (Mon) comes from English ton, from French ton, from Old French ton, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
တာန် (Mon): standard grade in school and in school examination system
Definitions
- standard grade in school and in school examination system
Ancestry of “တာန်”, step by step
တာန် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ton | A unit of weight equal to 2240 pounds or 2000... |
| 2 | French | ton | Your, thy; Tone; Tone, shade |
| 3 | Old French | ton | your |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Burmese တန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တန်း | straight |