Where does “Burma” come from?

Burma (Tagalog) comes from Spanish Burma, from Burmese ဗမာ, from Burmese မြန်မာ — Myanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar.

Ancestry of “Burma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishBurmaBurma
2BurmeseဗမာBurmese
3Burmeseမြန်မာMyanmar; Burma; Burmese; Myanmar
Every word from Burmese မြန်မာEvery word from Burmese ဗမာEvery word from Spanish Burma