Where does “ရုပ်ပြ” come from?

ရုပ်ပြ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရုပ်, from Pali rūpa, from Sanskrit रूप, from Sanskrit रूप् — to form, shape.

ရုပ်ပြ (Burmese): show, figurehead, front man

Definitions

  1. show, figurehead, front man

Ancestry of “ရုပ်ပြ”, step by step

ရုပ်ပြ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ရုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရုပ်physical form, material; looks, appearance;...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape

via Burmese ပြ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပြto show; to explain; to indicate
2Burmeseပျ—
Every word from Sanskrit रूप् →Every word from Sanskrit रूप →Every word from Pali rūpa →