Where does “မဆလာ” come from?
မဆလာ (Burmese) comes from Hindi मसाला, from Classical Persian مصالح, from Persian مصلحت, from Arabic صَلَحَ — be fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be...
မဆလာ (Burmese): curry powder
Ancestry of “မဆလာ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hindi | मसाला | masala; spices, seasoning; gossip, talk |
| 2 | Classical Persian | مصالح | — |
| 3 | Persian | مصلحت | |
| 4 | Arabic | صَلَحَ | be fit, usable; to be good, right, proper; to be... |