Where does “ကြေး” come from?

ကြေး (Burmese) comes from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan grəj — copper.

ကြေး (Burmese): copper; brass; bronze

Definitions

  1. copper; brass; bronze

Ancestry of “ကြေး”, step by step

ကြေး traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Burmese ကြိယ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Burmeseကြိယ်း—
2Proto-Sino-Tibetangrəjcopper

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan krəj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetankrəjfoot, leg; footstool, seat, chair

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan kroj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetankrojshellfish

Words derived from “ကြေး”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan grəj →Every word from Old Burmese ကြိယ်း →