Where does “ကျဆင်း” come from?

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

ကျဆင်း (Burmese): to decline

Definitions

  1. to decline

Ancestry of “ကျဆင်း”, step by step

ကျဆင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese ဆင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆင်းto go down, enter (down into)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →