Where does “săboi” come from?

săboi (Jingpho) comes from Burmese စားပွဲ, from Burmese စား — to eat; to divide.

săboi (Jingpho): desk

Definitions

  1. desk

Ancestry of “săboi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစားပွဲtable; feast
2Burmeseစားto eat; to divide
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