Where does “ပြောင်းဖူး” come from?
ပြောင်းဖူး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖူး, from Sino-Tibetan *ʔ-bu ~ *pu.
ပြောင်းဖူး (Burmese): maize, corn
Definitions
- maize, corn
Ancestry of “ပြောင်းဖူး”, step by step
ပြောင်းဖူး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖူး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖူး | to visit (a shrine, a monk, etc.) |
| 2 | Sino-Tibetan | *ʔ-bu ~ *pu | — |
via Burmese ပြောင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပြောင်း | millet any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food |