Where does “ပဲကျား” come from?

ပဲကျား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

ပဲကျား (Burmese): lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

Definitions

  1. lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus)

Ancestry of “ပဲကျား”, step by step

ပဲကျား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျားtiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-latiger
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

via Burmese ပဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပဲpea, bean, legume, pulse; anna
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →