Where does “ငါးလ” come from?

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

ငါးလ (Burmese): May used in the context of stating specific dates

Definitions

  1. May used in the context of stating specific dates

Ancestry of “ငါးလ”, step by step

ငါးလ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငါး

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

via Burmese လ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလmoon; month
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →