Where does “သံဖြူ” come from?
သံဖြူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖြူ, from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.
သံဖြူ (Burmese): tin
Ancestry of “သံဖြူ”, step by step
သံဖြူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖြူ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖြူ | white; pure; hedgehog, porcupine |
| 2 | Pali | ဖလ | fruit |
| 3 | Sanskrit | फल | coral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit |
| 4 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓam | — |
| 5 | Proto-Dravidian | *paẓV- | to ripen, mature |
via Burmese သံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သံ | iron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | sjam | iron |
Words derived from “သံဖြူ”