Where does “ချင်းသုပ်” come from?

ချင်းသုပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ချင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kjaŋ — ginger.

ချင်းသုပ် (Burmese): ginger salad, made with pickled gingers, sesame seeds, groundnuts, and fried garlic

Definitions

ginger salad, made with pickled gingers, sesame seeds, groundnuts, and fried garlic

ချင်းသုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ချင်း	ginger; to penetrate; to go through
2	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	kjaŋ	ginger

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	သုပ်	to mix various ingredients