Where does “လက်ဖက်ထုပ်” come from?

လက်ဖက်ထုပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လက်ဖက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

လက်ဖက်ထုပ် (Burmese): packet into which pickled tea leaves are placed

Definitions

  1. packet into which pickled tea leaves are placed

Ancestry of “လက်ဖက်ထုပ်”, step by step

လက်ဖက်ထုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်ဖက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ဖက်tea plant; pickled tea leaves; pickled tea leaves...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Burmese ထုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထုပ်package; pack; bundle; bag
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-laEvery word from Burmese လက်ဖက်