Where does “သုက်ပိုး” come from?

သုက်ပိုး (Burmese) comes from Burmese သုက်, from Pali sukka, from Sanskrit शुक्र, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás, from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- — flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten.

သုက်ပိုး (Burmese): sperm

Definitions

  1. sperm

Ancestry of “သုက်ပိုး”, step by step

သုက်ပိုး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သုက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသုက်semen
2Palisukkawhite; bright; pure
3Sanskritशुक्रbright, resplendent; clear, pure, spotless;...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanśukrás—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianćukráswhite, bright; resplendent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewk-flare up, glow; white; to glow, burn, lighten

via Burmese ပိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပိုးinsect, pest
2Old Burmeseပိုဝ်း—
3Proto-Lolo-Burmese*bəw²—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*N-pu(k)worm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱewk- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćukrás →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śukrás →