Where does “ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ်” come from?
ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဂေါ်ဖီ, from Hindi गोभी, from Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese couve, from Old Portuguese coue, from Latin caulis, from Ancient Greek καυλός, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂ulós.
ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် (Burmese): cabbage
Definitions
- cabbage
Ancestry of “ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ်”, step by step
ဂေါ်ဖီထုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဂေါ်ဖီ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဂေါ်ဖီ | cauliflower (typically used in a compound) |
| 2 | Hindi | गोभी | cabbage; cauliflower |
| 3 | Portuguese | couve | kale; cabbage; couves |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | couve | — |
| 5 | Old Portuguese | coue | — |
| 6 | Latin | caulis | dative plural of caulae; ablative plural of... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καυλός | stem, stalk; shaft |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂ulós | — |
via Burmese ထုပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထုပ် | package; pack; bundle; bag |