Where does “လိပ်ပြာငယ်” come from?

လိပ်ပြာငယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ငယ်, from Old Burmese ငဲ.

လိပ်ပြာငယ် (Burmese): to feel timid

Definitions

  1. to feel timid

Ancestry of “လိပ်ပြာငယ်”, step by step

လိပ်ပြာငယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ငယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငယ်small; little; young; chevrotain
2Old Burmeseငဲ—

via Burmese လိပ်ပြာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိပ်ပြာbutterfly; incorporeal or animate part of a human...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-ljaplightning; flash; glitter; butterfly
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