Where does “မျက်နှာသာပေး” come from?

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

မျက်နှာသာပေး (Burmese): to favor someone

Definitions

  1. to favor someone

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာသာပေး”, step by step

မျက်နှာသာပေး traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

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

via Burmese ပေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေးto give
2Old Burmeseပိယ်း

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ
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