Where does “ပို” come from?

ပို (Burmese) comes from English Pole, from Middle English pole, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

ပို (Burmese): counter used in a game of pachisi

Definitions

  1. counter used in a game of pachisi

Ancestry of “ပို”, step by step

ပို traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPoleA person from Poland or of Polish descent
2Middle Englishpolepole, stake, staff
3Old Frenchpoulehen
4Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
5LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray

via Pali bāla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palibālachild; fool; young
2Sanskritबलpower, strength, might, vigour, force, validity;...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanbálas
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbálasstrong, forceful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbel-to dig, cut off?; strong; power, strength

Words derived from “ပို

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European polHwósEvery word from Latin pullus