Where does “ငါးဖယ်” come from?

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

ငါးဖယ် (Burmese): fish cake food

Definitions

  1. fish cake food

Ancestry of “ငါးဖယ်”, step by step

ငါးဖယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese ဖယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖယ်to push aside, set aside, discard

Words derived from “ငါးဖယ်”

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