Where does “ထန်းလျက်” come from?
ထန်းလျက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထန်း, from Pali tāla, from Sanskrit ताल, from Sanskrit तल, from Old Irish talam, from Proto-Celtic talamū, from Proto-Indo-European tl̥-mon-, from Proto-Indo-European tel- — flat; board, plank; to be still; to build.
ထန်းလျက် (Burmese): palm sugar, jaggery
Definitions
- palm sugar, jaggery
Ancestry of “ထန်းလျက်”, step by step
ထန်းလျက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ထန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထန်း | toddy-palm; palmyra palm, Borassus flabellifer |
| 2 | Pali | tāla | palm |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ताल | the palm tree or fan palm; clapping; the palm of... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तल | surface, level, floor; the part underneath, lower... |
| 5 | Old Irish | talam | earth, land; land, country; earth |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | talamū | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tl̥-mon- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tel- | flat; board, plank; to be still; to build |
via Burmese လျက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လျက် | to lick, lap up |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *m/s/g-ljak | — |