Where does “အဖန်ခြောက်” come from?

အဖန်ခြောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖန်, from Pali phalikā, from Sanskrit स्फटिक — crystal; quartz.

အဖန်ခြောက် (Burmese): green tea (leaves)

Definitions

  1. green tea (leaves)

Ancestry of “အဖန်ခြောက်”, step by step

အဖန်ခြောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖန်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖန်acrid, astringent (in taste)
2Paliphalikācrystal; quartz
3Sanskritस्फटिकcrystal; quartz

via Burmese ခြောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခြောက်six; dry
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanm/s-glak ~ m-glaŋcold; freeze
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