Where does “ကွမ်းယာ” come from?
ကွမ်းယာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ယာ — farmland bearing crops rather than rice.
ကွမ်းယာ (Burmese): paan, quid of betel
Definitions
- paan, quid of betel
Ancestry of “ကွမ်းယာ”, step by step
ကွမ်းယာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ယာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ယာ | farmland bearing crops rather than rice |
via Burmese ကွမ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကွမ်း | betel vine (Piper betle) |