Where does “ပန်းပု” come from?

ပန်းပု (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပန်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *baːr.

ပန်းပု (Burmese): sculpture the art of carving materials such as wood or ivory

Definitions

  1. sculpture the art of carving materials such as wood or ivory

Ancestry of “ပန်းပု”, step by step

ပန်းပု traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပန်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပန်းflower; floral pattern; tails
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*baːr—

via Burmese ပု

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပုto be short in stature, dwarfish
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *baːr →Every word from Burmese ပန်း →