Where does “လက်သုပ်စုံ” come from?

လက်သုပ်စုံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

လက်သုပ်စုံ (Burmese): noodle salad, often made with shredded green papaya, carrots, sea moss

Definitions

  1. noodle salad, often made with shredded green papaya, carrots, sea moss

Ancestry of “လက်သုပ်စုံ”, step by step

လက်သုပ်စုံ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်arm; hand
2Old Burmeseလက်—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand

via Burmese စ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစto begin; to start; euphonic

via Burmese သုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသုပ်to mix various ingredients
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →