Where does “ဘိန်းဖြူ” come from?

ဘိန်းဖြူ (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.

ဘိန်းဖြူ (Burmese): heroin

Definitions

  1. heroin

Ancestry of “ဘိန်းဖြူ”, step by step

ဘိန်းဖြူ traces back through two 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 ဖြူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖြူwhite; pure; hedgehog, porcupine
2Paliဖလfruit
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)poH(y)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian pʰáynas →