Where does “ပဲပေါင်းဆီ” come from?

ပဲပေါင်းဆီ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆီ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.

Ancestry of “ပဲပေါင်းဆီ”, step by step

ပဲပေါင်းဆီ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆီ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆီoil, grease
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsilfat, grease; oil
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*siili

via Burmese ပဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပဲpea, bean, legume, pulse; anna

via Burmese ပေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေါင်းwrap; to steam
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siiliEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsilEvery word from Burmese ဆီ