Where does “ငါးစိမ်းသည်” come from?

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

ငါးစိမ်းသည် (Burmese): fishmonger, fishwife

Definitions

  1. fishmonger, fishwife

Ancestry of “ငါးစိမ်းသည်”, step by step

ငါးစိမ်းသည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese စိမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစိမ်းgreen; unripe; raw
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →