Where does “သံကြွပ်” come from?

သံကြွပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သံ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam — iron.

သံကြွပ် (Burmese): cast iron

Definitions

  1. cast iron

Ancestry of “သံကြွပ်”, step by step

သံကြွပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသံiron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansjamiron

via Burmese ကြွပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြွပ်crisp; brittle; callus
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam →Every word from Burmese သံ →