Where does “သွားရည်ကျ” come from?

သွားရည်ကျ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျ, from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij.

သွားရည်ကျ (Burmese): to salivate, water at the mouth

Definitions

  1. to salivate, water at the mouth

Ancestry of “သွားရည်ကျ”, step by step

သွားရည်ကျ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျto fall
2Proto-Karen*kliᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*s-lij—

via Burmese သွားရည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသွားရည်saliva
2Burmeseသွားtooth; to go
3Sino-Tibetan*sV-wa—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-lij →Every word from Proto-Karen *kliᴬ →Every word from Burmese ကျ →