Where does “လေသာခန်း” come from?

လေသာခန်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese လေ, from Old Burmese လိယ်, from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij.

လေသာခန်း (Burmese): balcony

Definitions

  1. balcony

Ancestry of “လေသာခန်း”, step by step

လေသာခန်း traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လေ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလေwind, air; Used to soften an indicative sentence:...
2Old Burmeseလိယ်—
3Sino-Tibetan*tV-lij—

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear

via Burmese ဆောင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆောင်room; chamber; hall; to bear, carry
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *tV-lij →Every word from Old Burmese လိယ် →Every word from Burmese လေ →