Where does “ကျား” come from?

ကျား (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

ကျား (Burmese): tiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or...

Definitions

  1. tiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or...

Ancestry of “ကျား”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetank-latiger
2Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

Words derived from “ကျား”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →