Where does “ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ” come from?

ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘိန်း, from Sanskrit अहिफेन, from Sanskrit फेन, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ (Burmese): Opium War

Definitions

  1. Opium War

Ancestry of “ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ”, step by step

ဘိန်းစစ်ပွဲ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဘိန်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘိန်းopium
2Sanskritअहिफेनthe saliva or venom of a snake
3Sanskritफेनfoam, froth, scum; moisture of the lips, saliva;...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpʰáynasfoam, froth
5Proto-Indo-European(s)poH(y)-foam
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper

via Burmese စစ်ပွဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစစ်ပွဲwar
2Burmeseစစ်war
3Polishdzikwild boar; unmannerly, uncivilized, or antisocial...
4Proto-Slavicdikъwild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed
5Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰiHkos

via English Opium War

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOpium WarThe First Opium War or the Second Opium War, two Anglo-Chinese wars relating to opium trade in the mid-19th century
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)-Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas