Where does “မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း” come from?

မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျ, from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.

မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း (Burmese): pudding made of coarse rice flour boiled in palm sugar and lime water, and garnished with coconut shavings

Definitions

  1. pudding made of coarse rice flour boiled in palm sugar and lime water, and garnished with coconut shavings

Ancestry of “မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း”, step by step

မုန့်ကျွဲသည်း traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese သည်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသည်းviolent; strong; severe
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-sinliver; bitter; bile

via Burmese မုန့်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမုန့်snack
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →
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