Where does “ခြေသည်း” come from?

ခြေသည်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခြေ, from Burmese ကြွေ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kroj — shellfish.

ခြေသည်း (Burmese): toenail

Definitions

  1. toenail

Ancestry of “ခြေသည်း”, step by step

ခြေသည်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခြေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခြေleg; foot; to crush into small bits or powder; to...
2Burmeseကြွေshell, cowrie
3Proto-Sino-Tibetankrojshellfish

via Burmese သည်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသည်းviolent; strong; severe
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-sinliver; bitter; bile
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