Where does “စမူဆာသုပ်” come from?

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

စမူဆာသုပ် (Burmese): samosa salad, served with onions, cabbage, and mint, in a gravy

Definitions

samosa salad, served with onions, cabbage, and mint, in a gravy

Ancestry of “စမူဆာသုပ်”, step by step

စမူဆာသုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စမူဆာ

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	စမူဆာ	samosa
2	Hindi	समोसा	samosa
3	Classical Persian	سنبوسه	—
4	Middle Persian	sambōsag	a triangular-shaped food

via Burmese သုပ်

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	သုပ်	to mix various ingredients

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