Where does “သမ်ႇမၼီႉ” come from?

သမ်ႇမၼီႉ (Shan) comes from Burmese သံမဏိ, from Burmese မဏိ, from Pali maṇi, from Sanskrit मणि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan maníṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš, from Proto-Indo-European mon-is, from Proto-Indo-European mon- — man, human being.

သမ်ႇမၼီႉ (Shan): steel

Definitions

  1. steel

Ancestry of “သမ်ႇမၼီႉ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသံမဏိsteel
2Burmeseမဏိgem
3Palimaṇiprecious stone; gem; jewel; jewel
4Sanskritमणिjewel, gem, pearl; any ornament or amulet,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanmaníṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianmaníš—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-isornament, jewel
8Proto-Indo-Europeanmon-man, human being
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mon-is →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian maníš →