Where does “ၼီႉမိၵ်ႈ” come from?
ၼီႉမိၵ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Burmese နိမိတ်, from Pali nimitta, from Sanskrit निमित्त, from Sanskrit मा, from Proto-Iranian máH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian maH, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁ — prohibitive particle.
ၼီႉမိၵ်ႈ (Shan): mark, sign, token, omen
Definitions
- mark, sign, token, omen
Ancestry of “ၼီႉမိၵ်ႈ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နိမိတ် | omen, sign, portent |
| 2 | Pali | nimitta | sign, omen, portent, prognostication |
| 3 | Sanskrit | निमित्त | aim, mark |
| 4 | Sanskrit | मा | don't; accusative singular of अहम्; to sound,... |
| 5 | Proto-Iranian | máH | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maH | do not; prohibitive particle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | meh₁ | prohibitive particle |