Where does “ဆီထမင်း” come from?

ဆီထမင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆီ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.

ဆီထမင်း (Burmese): glutinous rice cooked in oil

Definitions

  1. glutinous rice cooked in oil

Ancestry of “ဆီထမင်း”, step by step

ဆီထမင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆီ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆီoil, grease
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsilfat, grease; oil
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*siili—

via Burmese ထမင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထမင်းcooked rice
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