Where does “ယၢမ်း” come from?

ယၢမ်း (Shan) comes from Sanskrit याम, from Sanskrit यम, from Sanskrit ज, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ás, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ယၢမ်း (Shan): time; gunpowder; scaffold

Definitions

  1. time; gunpowder; scaffold

Ancestry of “ယၢမ်း”, step by step

ယၢမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit याम

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritयामmotion, course, going, progress
2Sanskritयमa twin, one of a pair or couple; a pair or a...
3Sanskritborn, begotten. gotten from; produced or caused...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́ás
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ás
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Burmese ယမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseယမ်းgunpowder; to wave
2Proto-Sino-Tibetang-rjumsalt; salty, salted; to salt

Words derived from “ယၢမ်း

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ȷ́ásEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́ás