Where does “လက်ဖက်ရည်” come from?

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

လက်ဖက်ရည် (Burmese): tea; milk tea

Definitions

  1. tea; milk tea

Ancestry of “လက်ဖက်ရည်”, step by step

လက်ဖက်ရည် traces back through 3 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 ရည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရည်liquid, fluid; to aim

via Burmese လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုးmonetary bribe

Words derived from “လက်ဖက်ရည်”

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