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Where does “mohinga” come from?

mohinga (English) comes from Burmese မုန့်ဟင်းခါး, from Burmese ဟင်းခါး, from Burmese ဟင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hwaŋ — to shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...

mohinga (English): A Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish

Definitions

  1. A Burmese soup made with rice noodles and fish

Ancestry of “mohinga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမုန့်ဟင်းခါးmohinga
2Burmeseဟင်းခါးsoup with heavy pepper seasoning, typically...
3Burmeseဟင်းcurry
4Proto-Sino-Tibetanhwaŋto shine; to come ; to enter; shine; bright;...
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