Where does “မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ” come from?

မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Burmese မာရ်နတ်, from Burmese နတ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat — illness.

မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ (Shan): Mara, powerful evil spirit, who has power over all the lower parts of the universe

Definitions

  1. Mara, powerful evil spirit, who has power over all the lower parts of the universe

Ancestry of “မႃႇၼၢတ်ႈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမာရ်နတ်Mara, the malevolent celestial emperor antagonistic towards enlightenment and salvation
2Burmeseနတ်nat
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*natillness
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *nat →Every word from Burmese နတ် →Every word from Burmese မာရ်နတ် →