Where does “ခေါပျဉ်” come from?

ခေါပျဉ် (Burmese) comes from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ, from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ — husked rice.

ခေါပျဉ် (Burmese): cake prepared by pounding steamed glutinous rice with roasted sesame seeds, and dressed with coconut slices

Definitions

  1. cake prepared by pounding steamed glutinous rice with roasted sesame seeds, and dressed with coconut slices

Ancestry of “ခေါပျဉ်”, step by step

ခေါပျဉ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Shan ၶဝ်ႈ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Shanၶဝ်ႈto enter; rice
2Proto-Tai*C̬.qawꟲrice
3Proto-Austroasiatic*rŋkoːʔhusked rice

via Burmese အပျဉ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအပျဉ်—
Every word from Proto-Austroasiatic *rŋkoːʔ →Every word from Proto-Tai *C̬.qawꟲ →Every word from Shan ၶဝ်ႈ →