Where does “နွယ်ချို” come from?

နွယ်ချို (Burmese) comes from Burmese ချို, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan krəw — horn; angle; corner.

နွယ်ချို (Burmese): liquorice

Definitions

  1. liquorice

Ancestry of “နွယ်ချို”, step by step

နွယ်ချို traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ချို

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချိုhorn hard growth of keratin, antler
2Proto-Sino-Tibetankrəwhorn; angle; corner

via Burmese နွယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနွယ်creeper, vine
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