Where does “လမ်းဖယ်” come from?

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

လမ်းဖယ် (Burmese): to give way for others to pass, make way

Definitions

  1. to give way for others to pass, make way

Ancestry of “လမ်းဖယ်”, step by step

လမ်းဖယ် 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 ဖယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖယ်to push aside, set aside, discard
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan lam →Every word from Burmese လမ်း →