Where does “စပယ်ရာ” come from?

စပယ်ရာ (Burmese) comes from English spare, from Middle English spare, from Old English spær, from Proto-Germanic sparaz, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

စပယ်ရာ (Burmese): extra hand or assistant (typically on buses or lorries)

Definitions

  1. extra hand or assistant (typically on buses or lorries)

Ancestry of “စပယ်ရာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishspareScant; not abundant or plentiful; Sparing;...
2Middle Englishspare—
3Old Englishspærscanty
4Proto-Germanicsparazsparing, frugal
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sparaz →Every word from Old English spær →