Where does “ငါးပိရည်” come from?

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

ငါးပိရည် (Burmese): sauce (esp. ngapi)

Definitions

  1. sauce (esp. ngapi)

Ancestry of “ငါးပိရည်”, step by step

ငါးပိရည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါးပိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးပိngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste
2Burmeseငါးfive; fish
3Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—

via Burmese ရည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရည်liquid, fluid; to aim
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →Every word from Burmese ငါးပိ →