Where does “ပဲစောင်းလျား” come from?
ပဲစောင်းလျား (Burmese) comes from Burmese စောင်း, from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.
ပဲစောင်းလျား (Burmese): winged bean, goa bean (Dolichos tetragonalobus)
Definitions
- winged bean, goa bean (Dolichos tetragonalobus)
Ancestry of “ပဲစောင်းလျား”, step by step
ပဲစောင်းလျား traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စောင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စောင်း | harp; traditional Burmese curved harp |
| 2 | Persian | چنگ | claw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | keng- | peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg |
via Burmese ပဲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပဲ | pea, bean, legume, pulse; anna |
via Burmese လျား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လျား | to extend, be prolonged or protracted, be lengthy |