Where does “နှံကောင်” come from?
နှံကောင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကောင် — body; creature.
နှံကောင် (Burmese): grasshopper
Definitions
- grasshopper
Ancestry of “နှံကောင်”, step by step
နှံကောင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကောင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကောင် | body; creature |
via Burmese နှံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | နှံ | }} ear, spike (of grain) |