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Where does “ၵႃႇယ” come from?
ၵႃႇယ (Shan) comes from Pali kāya, from Sanskrit काय — the body.
ၵႃႇယ
(Shan): body, physique
Definitions
body, physique
Ancestry of “ၵႃႇယ”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Pali
kāya
group, collection; body; feminine...
2
Sanskrit
काय
the body
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