Where does “ငါးကြင်း” come from?

ငါးကြင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

ငါးကြင်း (Burmese): Cirrhinus mrigala a species of carp native to India and Myanmar

Definitions

  1. Cirrhinus mrigala a species of carp native to India and Myanmar

Ancestry of “ငါးကြင်း”, step by step

ငါးကြင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးfive; fish
2Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—

via Burmese ကြင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြင်း—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →