Where does “ဝါး” come from?

ဝါး (Burmese) comes from Proto-Loloish wa², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal — snow; ice; frost; hail.

ဝါး (Burmese): to chew, masticate

Definitions

  1. to chew, masticate

Ancestry of “ဝါး”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Loloishwa²snow
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-pʷalsnow; ice; frost; hail

Words derived from “ဝါး”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-pʷal →Every word from Proto-Loloish wa² →