Where does “ဍာ်လက်ဖက်” come from?

ဍာ်လက်ဖက် (Mon) comes from Burmese လက်ဖက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

ဍာ်လက်ဖက် (Mon): tea (beverage)

Definitions

  1. tea (beverage)

Ancestry of “ဍာ်လက်ဖက်”, step by step

ဍာ်လက်ဖက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်ဖက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ဖက်tea plant; pickled tea leaves; pickled tea leaves...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Mon ဍာ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monဍာ်water
2Proto-Austroasiaticɗaːkwater
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Burmese လက်ဖက် →