Where does “စမုန်နက်” come from?

စမုန်နက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nak — black; evil.

စမုန်နက် (Burmese): black caraway, also known as black cumin or small fennel (Nigella sativa)

Definitions

  1. black caraway, also known as black cumin or small fennel (Nigella sativa)

Ancestry of “စမုန်နက်”, step by step

စမုန်နက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနက်black; deep; dense
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nakblack; evil

via Burmese စမုန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစမုန်category of spices

Words derived from “စမုန်နက်

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nakEvery word from Burmese နက်