Where does “စမူဆာ” come from?

စမူဆာ (Burmese) comes from Hindi समोसा, from Classical Persian سنبوسه, from Middle Persian sambōsag — a triangular-shaped food.

စမူဆာ (Burmese): samosa

Definitions

  1. samosa

Ancestry of “စမူဆာ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiसमोसाsamosa
2Classical Persianسنبوسه—
3Middle Persiansambōsaga triangular-shaped food

Words derived from “စမူဆာ”

Every word from Middle Persian sambōsag →Every word from Classical Persian سنبوسه →Every word from Hindi समोसा →