Where does “ဘိန်းမုန့်” come from?
ဘိန်းမုန့် (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.
ဘိန်းမုန့် (Burmese): pancake made of rice flour, palm sugar, coconut shavings, and peanuts, garnished with poppy seeds
Definitions
- pancake made of rice flour, palm sugar, coconut shavings, and peanuts, garnished with poppy seeds
Ancestry of “ဘိန်းမုန့်”, step by step
ဘိန်းမုန့် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဘိန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဘိန်း | opium |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अहिफेन | the saliva or venom of a snake |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फेन | foam, froth, scum; moisture of the lips, saliva;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pʰáynas | foam, froth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)poH(y)- | foam |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | speh₁- | to succeed, to prosper |
via Burmese မုန့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | မုန့် | snack |