Where does “ကျ” come from?

ကျ (Burmese) comes from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.

ကျ (Burmese): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “ကျ”, step by step

ကျ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Karen *kliᴬ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

Words derived from “ကျ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →