Where does “ကျားကျုတ်” come from?

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

ကျားကျုတ် (Burmese): leopard cat

Definitions

  1. leopard cat

Ancestry of “ကျားကျုတ်”, step by step

ကျားကျုတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျားtiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-latiger
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

via Burmese ကျုတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျုတ်—
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →