Where does “san pyaw” come from?

san pyaw (Jingpho) comes from Burmese သံဖြူ, from Burmese ဖြူ, from Pali ဖလ, from Sanskrit फल, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam, from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- — to ripen, mature.

san pyaw (Jingpho): zinc

Definitions

  1. zinc

Ancestry of “san pyaw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသံဖြူtin
2Burmeseဖြူwhite; pure; hedgehog, porcupine
3Paliဖလfruit
4Sanskritफलcoral swirl; fruit; kernel or seed of a fruit
5Proto-Dravidian*paẓam—
6Proto-Dravidian*paẓV-to ripen, mature
Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓV- →Every word from Proto-Dravidian *paẓam →Every word from Sanskrit फल →