Where does “မျက်နှာငယ်” come from?

မျက်နှာငယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မျက်နှာ, from Burmese မျက်-, from Burmese မျက်စိ — eye.

မျက်နှာငယ် (Burmese): small fry

Definitions

  1. small fry

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာငယ်”, step by step

မျက်နှာငယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်နှာface
2Burmeseမျက်-pertaining to the eyes
3Burmeseမျက်စိeye

via Burmese ငယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငယ်small; little; young; chevrotain
2Old Burmeseငဲ—
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ →Every word from Burmese မျက်- →Every word from Burmese မျက်နှာ →