Where does “ပျားထီး” come from?

ပျားထီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပျား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b(j/r)a.

ပျားထီး (Burmese): drone

Definitions

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ပျား	bee
2	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*b(j/r)a	—

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