Where does “hpe” come from?

hpe (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ဖဲ, from Chinese 牌.

hpe (Jingpho): satin

Definitions

  1. satin

Ancestry of “hpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖဲcards; playing card
2Chinese牌—
Every word from Chinese 牌 →Every word from Burmese ဖဲ →