Where does “ဆားဘဲဥ” come from?

ဆားဘဲဥ (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.

ဆားဘဲဥ (Burmese): salted duck egg

Definitions

  1. salted duck egg

Ancestry of “ဆားဘဲဥ”, step by step

ဆားဘဲဥ 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 ဘဲဥ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘဲဥ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →