Where does “စပါးကျီ” come from?

စပါးကျီ (Burmese) comes from Burmese စပါး, from Sanskrit यव, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

စပါးကျီ (Burmese): granary, barn

Definitions

  1. granary, barn

Ancestry of “စပါးကျီ”, step by step

စပါးကျီ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စပါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစပါးrice plant, paddy (Oryza sativa)
2Sanskritयवbarley; grain, cereal; name for island of Java,...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianyáwasbarley; cereal, grain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáwas →