Where does “ခြင်” come from?

ခြင် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kraŋ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ — ox; elephant; poplar.

ခြင် (Burmese): mosquito; to measure

Definitions

  1. mosquito; to measure

Ancestry of “ခြင်”, step by step

ခြင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan kraŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetankraŋmosquito
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanglaŋox; elephant; poplar

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-raŋ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*k-raŋto measure

Words derived from “ခြင်”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan glaŋ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kraŋ →
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