Where does “ဆားကြက်ဥ” come from?

ဆားကြက်ဥ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

ဆားကြက်ဥ (Burmese): salted chicken egg

Definitions

  1. salted chicken egg

Ancestry of “ဆားကြက်ဥ”, step by step

ဆားကြက်ဥ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆားsalt
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsasalt, salty, salted
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Burmese ကြက်ဥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြက်ဥ(chicken) egg
2Burmeseဥegg
3Burmeseဦးsir
4Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →