Where does “ဖဝါး” come from?

ဖဝါး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝါး, from Proto-Loloish wa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal — snow; ice; frost; hail.

ဖဝါး (Burmese): sole (of the foot); palm (of the hand)

Definitions

  1. sole (of the foot); palm (of the hand)

Ancestry of “ဖဝါး”, step by step

ဖဝါး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝါးto chew, masticate
2Proto-Loloishwa²snow
3Proto-Sino-Tibetans-pʷalsnow; ice; frost; hail

via Burmese ဖ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseဖPha, the 23rd letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Burmeseပိto be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed

Words derived from “ဖဝါး”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal →Every word from Proto-Loloish wa² →Every word from Burmese ဝါး →