Where does “လိပ်ပြာစဉ်” come from?

လိပ်ပြာစဉ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လိပ်ပြာ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-ljap — lightning; flash; glitter; butterfly.

လိပ်ပြာစဉ် (Burmese): to be startled out of one's wits

Definitions

  1. to be startled out of one's wits

Ancestry of “လိပ်ပြာစဉ်”, step by step

လိပ်ပြာစဉ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လိပ်ပြာ

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

via Burmese စဉ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစဉ်to be flung out
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