Where does “လာဘ်စား” come from?
လာဘ်စား (Burmese) comes from Burmese လာဘ်, from Pali lābha, from Sanskrit लाभ, from Sanskrit लभ्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian labʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European lebʰ- — youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,...
လာဘ်စား (Burmese): to take a bribe
Definitions
- to take a bribe
Ancestry of “လာဘ်စား”, step by step
လာဘ်စား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese လာဘ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လာဘ် | bribe, graft; honorarium, fee; something received |
| 2 | Pali | lābha | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | लाभ | meeting with, finding; obtaining, getting,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | लभ् | to gain, possess |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | labʰ- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lebʰ- | youngling, nestling, child; to work, harvest,... |
via Burmese စား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စား | to eat; to divide |