Where does “မျက်နှာပေး” come from?

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

မျက်နှာပေး (Burmese): facial expression (usually for put-on looks)

Definitions

  1. facial expression (usually for put-on looks)

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာပေး”, step by step

မျက်နှာပေး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

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

via Burmese ပေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေးto give
2Old Burmeseပိယ်း
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ