Where does “ပန်းမုန်လာဖြူ” come from?
ပန်းမုန်လာဖြူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖြူ, from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
ပန်းမုန်လာဖြူ (Burmese): cauliflower (used in Upper Myanmar)
Definitions
- cauliflower (used in Upper Myanmar)
Ancestry of “ပန်းမုန်လာဖြူ”, step by step
ပန်းမုန်လာဖြူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖြူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖြူ | white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine |
| 2 | Pali | ဖလ | fruit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Burmese ပန်းမုန်လာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပန်းမုန်လာ | cauliflower |
| 2 | Burmese | ပန်း | flower; floral pattern; tails |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *baːr | — |