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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

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