Where does “မျက်နှာပူ” come from?

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

မျက်နှာပူ (Burmese): to be flushed with embarrassment

Definitions

  1. to be flushed with embarrassment

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာပူ”, step by step

မျက်နှာပူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

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

via Burmese ပူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပူto worry; warm, hot
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ →Every word from Burmese မျက်- →Every word from Burmese မျက်နှာ →