Where does “ပြောက်ကျား” come from?

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

ပြောက်ကျား (Burmese): to be speckled, be mottled, dapple

Definitions

  1. to be speckled, be mottled, dapple

Ancestry of “ပြောက်ကျား”, step by step

ပြောက်ကျား 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 ပြောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြောက်}} dot, speck, spot

Words derived from “ပြောက်ကျား”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →