Where does “ပစ္စည်းလေးပါး” come from?
ပစ္စည်းလေးပါး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပစ္စည်း, from Pali paccaya, from Sanskrit प्रत्यय, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
ပစ္စည်းလေးပါး (Burmese): four categories of items monks are permitted to accept as offerings
Definitions
- four categories of items monks are permitted to accept as offerings
Ancestry of “ပစ္စည်းလေးပါး”, step by step
ပစ္စည်းလေးပါး traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပစ္စည်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပစ္စည်း | commodity, product, material |
| 2 | Pali | paccaya | cause, motive; requisite; means |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्रत्यय | belief, firm conviction, trust, faith, assurance or certainty of |
| 4 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Burmese လေး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လေး | four; heavy; bow |
| 2 | Old Burmese | လိယ် | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lij | — |
via Burmese ပါး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပါး | thin; cheek |