Where does “kalaga” come from?

kalaga (English) comes from Burmese ကန့်လန့်ကာ, from Burmese ကာ — shield defensive armor.

kalaga (English): An embroidered appliqué tapestry made of silk, flannel, felt, wool and lace, indigenous to Myanmar (Burma)

Definitions

  1. An embroidered appliqué tapestry made of silk, flannel, felt, wool and lace, indigenous to Myanmar (Burma)

Ancestry of “kalaga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကန့်လန့်ကာscreen, curtain
2Burmeseကာshield defensive armor
Every word from Burmese ကာ →Every word from Burmese ကန့်လန့်ကာ →
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