Where does “မဳယထာ” come from?
မဳယထာ (Mon) comes from Burmese မီးရထား, from Burmese ရထား, from Pali ratha, from Sanskrit रथ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hrátʰas, from Proto-Indo-European Hrót-h₂-os, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.
မဳယထာ (Mon): railway train
Definitions
- railway train
Ancestry of “မဳယထာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မီးရထား | train |
| 2 | Burmese | ရထား | chariot, coach, carriage; train; rook |
| 3 | Pali | ratha | a chariot, a car; delight, pleasure |
| 4 | Sanskrit | रथ | chariot, car, especially a two-wheeled... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Hrátʰas | chariot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrót-h₂-os | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hret- | to roll; wheel; to run, roll |