Where does “ကတ်ပြား” come from?
ကတ်ပြား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကတ်, from English card, from Middle English carde, from Old French carte, from Latin charta, from French cartel, from Italian cartello, from Italian carta — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
ကတ်ပြား (Burmese): card
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ကတ်ပြား”, step by step
ကတ်ပြား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကတ် | to make things difficult |
| 2 | English | card | A playing card; Any game using playing cards; a... |
| 3 | Middle English | carde | playing card |
| 4 | Old French | carte | Alternative form of chartre |
| 5 | Latin | charta | papyrus, paper; poem, a writing; map |
| 6 | French | cartel | a cartel |
| 7 | Italian | cartello | sign, notice, placard, signboard; signpost, road... |
| 8 | Italian | carta | paper; map; menu |
| 9 | Latin | carta | papyrus; letter etc |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Burmese ပြား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပြား | pya |