Where does “kyat” come from?

kyat (English) comes from Burmese ကျပ်, from Proto-Tibeto-Burman gyap, from Middle Chinese 甲.

kyat (English): The official currency of Myanmar

Definitions

  1. The official currency of Myanmar

Ancestry of “kyat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျပ်kyat; tical; tight
2Proto-Tibeto-Burmangyap—
3Middle Chinese甲—
Every word from Middle Chinese 甲 →Every word from Proto-Tibeto-Burman gyap →Every word from Burmese ကျပ် →