Where does “Bagan” come from?

Bagan (Polish) comes from Burmese ပုဂံ, from Old Burmese ပုကမ်, 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 “Bagan”, step by step

Bagan traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပုဂံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseပုဂံBagan
2Old Burmeseပုကမ်—
3Paligāmavillage
4Sanskritग्रामan inhabited place, village, hamlet, settlement;...
5Proto-Indo-Aryangrā́mas—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniangrā́masvillage, town; community
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ger-to gather; flock, herd

via Assamese বাগান

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseবাগানgarden, orchard
2Persianباغgarden, orchard, bagh
3Middle Persian𐭡𐭠𐭢garden, orchard
4Old Persian*bāgahgarden, orchard
5Proto-Iranianbāgáhgod
6Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰāgásdivision; allotment
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂gósPaleo-Balkan oak

via Arabic بَغْل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicبَغْل{{l|en|mule}}

Words derived from “Bagan”

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