Where does “ဝှက်ဖဲ” come from?

ဝှက်ဖဲ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖဲ, from Chinese 牌.

ဝှက်ဖဲ (Burmese): trump card

Definitions

  1. trump card

Ancestry of “ဝှက်ဖဲ”, step by step

ဝှက်ဖဲ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖဲ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖဲcards; playing card
2Chinese牌—

via Burmese ဝှက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝှက်to hide, conceal
Every word from Chinese 牌 →Every word from Burmese ဖဲ →