Where does “ဆီ” come from?
ဆီ (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.
ဆီ (Burmese): oil, grease
Ancestry of “ဆီ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | tsil | fat, grease; oil |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *siili | — |