Where does “hpawng” come from?
hpawng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ဖောင်, from English forme, from English form, from Middle English forme, from Old English forma, from Old English fore, from Proto-Germanic furai, from Proto-Indo-European preh₂- — passed , crossed.
hpawng (Jingpho): raft
Definitions
- raft
Ancestry of “hpawng”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖောင် | raft |
| 2 | English | forme | Obsolete form of form; Alternative form of form |
| 3 | English | form | To do with shape; To do with structure or... |
| 4 | Middle English | forme | first; shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat,... |
| 5 | Old English | forma | first |
| 6 | Old English | fore | before; forepart, front |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |