Where does “ကျားမျက်လုံး” come from?

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

ကျားမျက်လုံး (Burmese): bull's-eye lantern

Definitions

  1. bull's-eye lantern

Ancestry of “ကျားမျက်လုံး”, step by step

ကျားမျက်လုံး 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 မျက်လုံး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်လုံးeyeball
2Burmeseမျက်-pertaining to the eyes
3Burmeseမျက်စိeye
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →