Where does “ဝက်ဆီ” come from?

ဝက်ဆီ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆီ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.

ဝက်ဆီ (Burmese): lard

Definitions

  1. lard

Ancestry of “ဝက်ဆီ”, step by step

ဝက်ဆီ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆီ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆီoil, grease
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsilfat, grease; oil
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*siili—

via Burmese ဝက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil →Every word from Burmese ဆီ →