Where does “ရွှေမျက်ပါး” come from?

ရွှေမျက်ပါး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ရေ, from Old Burmese ရိယ်.

ရွှေမျက်ပါး (Burmese): gold leaf

Definitions

  1. gold leaf

Ancestry of “ရွှေမျက်ပါး”, step by step

ရွှေမျက်ပါး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ရေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရေwater
2Old Burmeseရိယ်—

via Burmese မျက်ပါး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်ပါးmetal foil (e.g., gold leaf or silver foil)
2Burmeseပါးthin; cheek
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