Where does “စမုန်ဖြူ” come from?
စမုန်ဖြူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖြူ, from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
စမုန်ဖြူ (Burmese): ajwain; carom (Trachyspermum ammi)
Definitions
- ajwain; carom (Trachyspermum ammi)
Ancestry of “စမုန်ဖြူ”, step by step
စမုန်ဖြူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖြူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖြူ | white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine |
| 2 | Pali | ဖလ | fruit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Burmese စမုန်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စမုန် | category of spices |