Where does “ပိုးပန်း” come from?

ပိုးပန်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပိုး, from Old Burmese ပိုဝ်း, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bəw², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k) — worm.

ပိုးပန်း (Burmese): to court, woo, hit on

Definitions

  1. to court, woo, hit on

Ancestry of “ပိုးပန်း”, step by step

ပိုးပန်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပိုးinsect, pest
2Old Burmeseပိုဝ်း
3Proto-Lolo-Burmese*bəw²
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*N-pu(k)worm

via Burmese ပန်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပန်းflower; floral pattern; tails
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*baːr
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k)Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bəw²Every word from Old Burmese ပိုဝ်း