Where does “ငှက်ဖျား” come from?

ငှက်ဖျား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငှက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋak — bird.

ငှက်ဖျား (Burmese): malaria

Definitions

  1. malaria

Ancestry of “ငှက်ဖျား”, step by step

ငှက်ဖျား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငှက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငှက်bird
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ŋakbird

via Burmese ဖျား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖျားto be feverish, to have a fever
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ŋak →Every word from Burmese ငှက် →