Where does “ngapi” come from?

ngapi (English) comes from Burmese ငါးပိ, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

ngapi (English): A pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented...

Definitions

  1. A pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented...

Ancestry of “ngapi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးပိngapi; fish preserve; fish or shrimp paste
2Burmeseငါးfive; fish
3Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →Every word from Burmese ငါးပိ →