Where does “နှစ်” come from?
နှစ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese နစ်, from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.
နှစ် (Burmese): two; year
Definitions
- two; year
Ancestry of “နှစ်”, step by step
နှစ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese နစ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နစ် | to sink |
| 2 | English | NIB | Of a product that is the subject of a consumer... |
| 3 | English | neb | A bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A... |
| 4 | Middle English | neb | face, nose |
| 5 | Old English | nebb | neb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nabją | beak; nose |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-ni-s
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *kV-ni-s | two |