Where does “လှပ” come from?

လှပ (Burmese) comes from Burmese လှ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-hla — soul; god; demon.

လှပ (Burmese): beautiful

Definitions

  1. beautiful

Ancestry of “လှပ”, step by step

လှပ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လှ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလှpretty; favourable; particle suffixed to verbs to...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm-hlasoul; god; demon

via Burmese ပ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပto emit radiance, shine
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m-hla →Every word from Burmese လှ →