Where does “ဝက်ကြွပ်” come from?

ဝက်ကြွပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

ဝက်ကြွပ် (Burmese): medicinal herb Aneilema ochraceum

Definitions

  1. medicinal herb Aneilema ochraceum

Ancestry of “ဝက်ကြွပ်”, step by step

ဝက်ကြွပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

via Burmese ကြွပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြွပ်crisp; brittle; callus
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →