Where does “နှစ်လ” come from?

နှစ်လ (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.

နှစ်လ (Burmese): February used in the context of stating specific dates

Definitions

  1. February used in the context of stating specific dates

Ancestry of “နှစ်လ”, step by step

နှစ်လ traces back through two 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 လ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလmoon; month
Every word from Proto-Germanic nabją →Every word from Old English nebb →Every word from Middle English neb →