Where does “နှစ်ပါးသွား” come from?

နှစ်ပါးသွား (Burmese) comes from Burmese နှစ်, from Burmese နစ်, from English NIB, from English neb, from Middle English neb, from Old English nebb, from Proto-Germanic nabją — beak; nose.

နှစ်ပါးသွား (Burmese): romantic dance by a male and a female dancer

Definitions

  1. romantic dance by a male and a female dancer

Ancestry of “နှစ်ပါးသွား”, step by step

နှစ်ပါးသွား traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နှစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနှစ်two; year
2Burmeseနစ်to sink
3EnglishNIBOf a product that is the subject of a consumer...
4EnglishnebA bird's beak or bill; A person's mouth; A...
5Middle Englishnebface, nose
6Old Englishnebbneb, nib; bill, beak; nose; cartilage of the nose
7Proto-Germanicnabjąbeak; nose

via Burmese သွား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသွားtooth; to go
2Sino-Tibetan*sV-wa

via Burmese ပါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပါးthin; cheek
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabjąEvery word from Old English nebbEvery word from Middle English neb