Where does “နှင်းကျ” come from?

နှင်းကျ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျ, from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.

နှင်းကျ (Burmese): to fall

Definitions

  1. to fall

Ancestry of “နှင်းကျ”, step by step

နှင်းကျ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese နှင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနှင်းmist, dew, snow, frost
2Proto-Sino-Tibetannaŋinside
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanna-ŋyou
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →