Where does “nga u hpe” come from?

nga u hpe (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ငါးဖယ်, from Burmese ငါး, from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ.

nga u hpe (Jingpho): herring

Definitions

  1. herring

Ancestry of “nga u hpe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငါးဖယ်fish cake food
2Burmeseငါးfive; fish
3Sino-Tibetan*l-ŋaʔ—
Every word from Sino-Tibetan *l-ŋaʔ →Every word from Burmese ငါး →Every word from Burmese ငါးဖယ် →