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
- chalk (for writing)
Ancestry of “မြေဖြူခဲ”, step by step
မြေဖြူခဲ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖြူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖြူ | white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine |
| 2 | Pali | ဖလ | fruit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Burmese ခဲ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခဲ | to freeze |