Where does “မြေဖြူခဲ” come from?

မြေဖြူခဲ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖြူ, from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

မြေဖြူခဲ (Burmese): chalk (for writing)

Definitions

  1. chalk (for writing)

Ancestry of “မြေဖြူခဲ”, step by step

မြေဖြူခဲ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖြူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖြူwhite; pure; hedgehog, porcupine
2Paliဖလfruit
3Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
4Proto-Dravidian*paẓam
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature

via Burmese မြေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြေearth; land
2Old Burmeseမ္လိယ်

via Burmese ခဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခဲto freeze
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV-Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓamEvery word from Sanskrit फल