Where does “မူၺ်ႉ” come from?
မူၺ်ႉ (Shan) comes from Burmese မေ, from English May, from French mai, from Old French mai, from Latin Māius, from Latin Maia, from Ancient Greek μαῖα, from Ancient Greek μήτηρ — mother.
မူၺ်ႉ (Shan): to twirl, whirl about
Definitions
- to twirl, whirl about
Ancestry of “မူၺ်ႉ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မေ | May |
| 2 | English | May | The fifth month of the Gregorian calendar, following April and preceding June |
| 3 | French | mai | May |
| 4 | Old French | mai | — |
| 5 | Latin | Māius | “month”}} of May |
| 6 | Latin | Maia | nominative feminine singular of Maius; nominative... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | μαῖα | midwife; foster mother, nurse; good mother, dame |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | μήτηρ | mother; source or origin |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | mā́tēr | mother |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | méh₂tēr | mother |