Where does “လမ်းကြား” come from?

လမ်းကြား (Burmese) comes from Burmese လမ်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam — road, way, path.

လမ်းကြား (Burmese): alley

Definitions

  1. alley

Ancestry of “လမ်းကြား”, step by step

လမ်းကြား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလမ်းroad way for travel, street, pathway
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanlamroad, way, path

via Burmese ကြား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြားbetween
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam →Every word from Burmese လမ်း →