Where does “ကျားလျှာ” come from?

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

ကျားလျှာ (Burmese): rasp

Definitions

  1. rasp

Ancestry of “ကျားလျှာ”, step by step

ကျားလျှာ 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 လျှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလျှာtongue
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*m/s-laj ~ s-lejtongue
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →