Where does “သံး” come from?

သံး (S'gaw Karen) comes from Mon သိ, from Pali isi, from Sanskrit ऋषि, from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši-.

သံး (S'gaw Karen): alcohol

Definitions

  1. alcohol

Ancestry of “သံး”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monသိrice beer, rice spirits; hermit
2Paliisisage, seer
3SanskritऋषिA rishi: a singer of sacred hymns, an inspired...
4Proto-Indo-Iranian(H)rši-

Words derived from “သံး

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian (H)rši-Every word from Sanskrit ऋषिEvery word from Pali isi