Where does “ပင်လယ်ဆား” come from?
ပင်လယ်ဆား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.
ပင်လယ်ဆား (Burmese): sea salt
Definitions
- sea salt
Ancestry of “ပင်လယ်ဆား”, step by step
ပင်လယ်ဆား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဆား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆား | salt |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | tsa | salt, salty, salted |
| 3 | Chinese | 茶 | tea |
| 4 | Proto-Loloish | la¹ | tea |
| 5 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-la | leaf; tea; flat object |
via Burmese ပင်လယ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပင်လယ် | sea expanse of water |