Where does “ပြောက်ကျားစစ်” come from?
ပြောက်ကျားစစ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese စစ်, from Polish dzik, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.
ပြောက်ကျားစစ် (Burmese): guerrilla warfare
Definitions
- guerrilla warfare
Ancestry of “ပြောက်ကျားစစ်”, step by step
ပြောက်ကျားစစ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စစ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စစ် | war |
| 2 | Polish | dzik | wild boar; unmannerly, uncivilized, or antisocial... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dikъ | wild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰiHkos | — |
via Burmese ပြောက်ကျား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပြောက်ကျား | to be speckled, be mottled, dapple |
| 2 | Burmese | ကျား | tiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or... |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | k-la | tiger |
| 4 | Proto-Mon-Khmer | klaʔ | tiger |