Where does “ဟလဝါ” come from?

ဟလဝါ (Burmese) comes from Hindi हलवा, from Classical Persian حلوا, from Arabic حَلْوَى.

ဟလဝါ (Burmese): halva

Definitions

  1. halva

Ancestry of “ဟလဝါ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiहलवाhalva
2Classical Persianحلوا—
3Arabicحَلْوَى—
Every word from Arabic حَلْوَى →Every word from Classical Persian حلوا →Every word from Hindi हलवा →