Where does “ငါးပိထောင်း” come from?

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

ငါးပိထောင်း (Burmese): ngapi baked and pounded with dried shrimps and spices

Definitions

ငါးပိထောင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ငါးပိ	ngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste
2	Burmese	ငါး	five; fish
3	Sino-Tibetan	*l-ŋaʔ	—

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ထောင်း	to pound
2	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*rV-N-təwŋ	to hit, strike