Where does “ပုကမ်” come from?

ပုကမ် (Old Burmese) comes from Pali gāma, from Sanskrit ग्राम, from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- — to gather; flock, herd.

Ancestry of “ပုကမ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paligāmavillage
2Sanskritग्रामan inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryangrā́mas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniangrā́masvillage, town; community
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

Words derived from “ပုကမ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ger- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian grā́mas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan grā́mas →