Where does “ငါးပေါင်းထုပ်” come from?

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

ငါးပေါင်းထုပ် (Burmese): steamed fish fillet wrapped in banana and morinda leaves

Definitions

  1. steamed fish fillet wrapped in banana and morinda leaves

Ancestry of “ငါးပေါင်းထုပ်”, step by step

ငါးပေါင်းထုပ် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese ထုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထုပ်package; pack; bundle; bag

via Burmese ပေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေါင်းwrap; to steam
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →