Where does “ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ်” come from?
ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျပ်, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman gyap, from Middle Chinese 甲.
ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ် (Burmese): soybean (Glycine max)
Definitions
- soybean (Glycine max)
Ancestry of “ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ်”, step by step
ပဲကျပ်ပျဉ် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကျပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကျပ် | kyat; tical; tight |
| 2 | Proto-Tibeto-Burman | gyap | — |
| 3 | Middle Chinese | 甲 | — |
via Burmese ပဲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပဲ | pea, bean, legume, pulse; anna |
via Burmese ပျဉ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပျဉ် | timber, plank, board |