Where does “paleng” come from?

paleng (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ပုလင်း, from Sinhalese පළිඟු, from Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀕, from Sanskrit स्फटिक — crystal; quartz.

paleng (Jingpho): bottle

Definitions

  1. bottle

Ancestry of “paleng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပုလင်းglass bottle; glass jar; phial
2Sinhaleseපළිඟුcrystal
3Prakrit𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀕—
4Sanskritस्फटिकcrystal; quartz
Every word from Sanskrit स्फटिक →Every word from Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀕 →Every word from Sinhalese පළිඟු →