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

Definitions

  1. mosque

Ancestry of “ဗလီ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilபள்ளிschool
2Old Tamil𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺hamlet, village
3Proto-Dravidianpaḷḷifamily, household; village, hamlet
Every word from Proto-Dravidian paḷḷi →Every word from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀴𑁆𑀴𑀺 →Every word from Tamil பள்ளி →