Where does “ခါသာ” come from?

ခါသာ (Burmese) comes from Arabic خدر, from Arabic د, from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَ — to use, hire.

ခါသာ (Burmese): fine calico

Definitions

  1. fine calico

Ancestry of “ခါသာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicخدرto go numb and tingle; to keep in seclusion; to...
2Arabicد
3Arabicاِسْتَخْدَمَto use, hire
Every word from Arabic اِسْتَخْدَمَEvery word from Arabic دEvery word from Arabic خدر