Where does “ဗလီ” come from?
ဗလီ (Burmese) comes from Tamil பள்ளி, from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺, from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi — family, household; village, hamlet.
ဗလီ (Burmese): mosque
Ancestry of “ဗလီ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Tamil | பள்ளி | school |
| 2 | Old Tamil | 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Dravidian | paḷḷi | family, household; village, hamlet |