Where does “ကူဖီ” come from?

ကူဖီ (Burmese) comes from Hindi क़ुल्फ़ी, from Classical Persian قفلی, from Classical Persian قفل, from Arabic قُفْل — lock, bolt; lock, latch.

ကူဖီ (Burmese): kulfi, a popular flavoured frozen ice cream dessert of South Asia, made from milk

Definitions

  1. kulfi, a popular flavoured frozen ice cream dessert of South Asia, made from milk

Ancestry of “ကူဖီ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiक़ुल्फ़ीkulfi kind of ice cream
2Classical Persianقفلی—
3Classical Persianقفل—
4Arabicقُفْلlock, bolt; lock, latch
Every word from Arabic قُفْل →Every word from Classical Persian قفل →Every word from Classical Persian قفلی →