Where does “ပျံကျ” come from?

ပျံကျ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျ, from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.

ပျံကျ (Burmese): itinerant, nomad, transient

Definitions

  1. itinerant, nomad, transient

Ancestry of “ပျံကျ”, step by step

ပျံကျ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese ပျံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပျံto fly
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →