Where does “ကြေး” come from?
ကြေး (Burmese) comes from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan grəj — copper.
ကြေး (Burmese): copper; brass; bronze
Ancestry of “ကြေး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Burmese | ကြိယ်း | — |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | grəj | copper |
Words derived from “ကြေး”