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
Ancestry of “ခြင်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | kraŋ | mosquito |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | glaŋ | ox; elephant; poplar |