Where does “ငါးမျှားတံ” come from?

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

ငါးမျှားတံ (Burmese): fishing rod

Definitions

  1. fishing rod

Ancestry of “ငါးမျှားတံ”, step by step

ငါးမျှားတံ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese များ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseများmany

via Burmese တံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတံrodlike thing; anything rodlike; accumulation;...
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →