Where does “မီးပြတိုက်” come from?

မီးပြတိုက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပြ, from Burmese ပျ.

မီးပြတိုက် (Burmese): lighthouse

Definitions

  1. lighthouse

Ancestry of “မီးပြတိုက်”, step by step

မီးပြတိုက် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပြ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြto show; to explain; to indicate
2Burmeseပျ

via Burmese မီး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမီးfire; light; brilliance
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmejfire

via Burmese တိုက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတိုက်continent; brick building; building for a...
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