Where does “ဒိန်ချဉ်” come from?
ဒိန်ချဉ် (Burmese) comes from Hindi दही, from Old Hindi दही, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀤𑀳𑀺, from Sanskrit दधि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádʰHi, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰádʰHi, from Proto-Indo-European dʰédʰh₁i, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
ဒိန်ချဉ် (Burmese): milk curd, yogurt
Ancestry of “ဒိန်ချဉ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | दही | curd, yogurt |
| 2 | Old Hindi | दही | — |
| 3 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀤𑀳𑀺 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | दधि | coagulated milk, thick and sour milk |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dádʰHi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dʰádʰHi | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰédʰh₁i | milk |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |