Where does “kyap” come from?

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

kyap (Jingpho): kyat

Definitions

  1. kyat

Ancestry of “kyap”, 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 →