Where does “ငါးဥ” come from?

ငါးဥ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဥ, from Burmese ဦး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s — head.

ငါးဥ (Burmese): roe; fish egg

Definitions

  1. roe; fish egg

Ancestry of “ငါးဥ”, step by step

ငါးဥ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဥegg
2Burmeseဦးsir
3Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead

via Burmese ငါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးfive; fish
2Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s →Every word from Burmese ဦး →Every word from Burmese ဥ →