Where does “ကြယ်ငါး” come from?

ကြယ်ငါး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

ကြယ်ငါး (Burmese): starfish

Definitions

  1. starfish

Ancestry of “ကြယ်ငါး”, step by step

ကြယ်ငါး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးfive; fish
2Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—

via Burmese ကြယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြယ်star luminous celestial body
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →