Where does “ကျားမ” come from?
ကျားမ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.
ကျားမ (Burmese): tigress, she-tiger
Ancestry of “ကျားမ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ကျား | tiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | k-la | tiger |
| 3 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | klaʔ | tiger |