Where does “биирэ” come from?

биирэ (Buryat) comes from Tibetan པིར, from Middle Chinese 筆.

биирэ (Buryat): paintbrush

Definitions

  1. paintbrush

Ancestry of “биирэ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tibetanཔིརbrush, paintbrush
2Middle Chinese筆—
Every word from Middle Chinese 筆 →Every word from Tibetan པིར →