Where does “နီးစပ်” come from?
နီးစပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နီး, from Mon နန်, from Burmese နန်း, from Shan ၼၢင်း, from Old Chinese 娘.
နီးစပ် (Burmese): to be near
Definitions
- to be near
Ancestry of “နီးစပ်”, step by step
နီးစပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နီး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နီး | near |
| 2 | Mon | နန် | palace |
| 3 | Burmese | နန်း | palace; thin thread of gold or other metal;... |
| 4 | Shan | ၼၢင်း | she, he |
| 5 | Old Chinese | 娘 | — |
via Burmese စပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စပ် | edge; cage; hot, spicy |