Where does “ငါးပိ” come from?

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

ငါးပိ (Burmese): ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste

Definitions

  1. ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste

Ancestry of “ငါးပိ”, step by step

ငါးပိ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese ပိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပိto be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed

Words derived from “ငါးပိ”

Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →