Where does “လေဆိပ်” come from?
လေဆိပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လေ, from Old Burmese လိယ်, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.
လေဆိပ် (Burmese): airport
Definitions
- airport
Ancestry of “လေဆိပ်”, step by step
လေဆိပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese လေ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လေ | wind, air; Used to soften an indicative sentence:... |
| 2 | Old Burmese | လိယ် | — |
| 3 | Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lij | — |
via Burmese ဆိပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆိပ် | wharf, dock, pier, jetty |