Where does “စံပယ်” come from?
စံပယ် (Burmese) comes from Hindi चमेली, from Sanskrit चम्पवेल्लि — jasmine.
စံပယ် (Burmese): jasmine
Definitions
- jasmine
Ancestry of “စံပယ်”, step by step
စံပယ် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi चमेली
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | चमेली | Spanish jasmine, "Jasminum grandiflorum" |
| 2 | Sanskrit | चम्पवेल्लि | jasmine |
via Burmese စ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စ | to begin; to start; euphonic |
via Burmese ပယ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပယ် | a unit of land measure (equivalent to 1.75 acres) |