Where does “ၵၢမ်ႇ” come from?

ၵၢမ်ႇ (Shan) comes from Burmese ကံ, from Pali kamma, from Sanskrit कर्मन्, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

ၵၢမ်ႇ (Shan): karma

Definitions

  1. karma

Ancestry of “ၵၢမ်ႇ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကံkarma; fate; luck; fortune; object
2Palikammadoing, deed, action; work, occupation; karma
3Sanskritकर्मन्act, action, performance, business; office,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryankárma—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankárma—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kárma →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kárma →