Where does “ဖာန်” come from?

ဖာန် (Mon) comes from Burmese ဖန်, from Pali phalikā, from Sanskrit स्फटिक — crystal; quartz.

ဖာန် (Mon): drinking glass

Definitions

  1. drinking glass

Ancestry of “ဖာန်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖန်acrid, astringent (in taste)
2Paliphalikācrystal; quartz
3Sanskritस्फटिकcrystal; quartz
Every word from Sanskrit स्फटिक →Every word from Pali phalikā →Every word from Burmese ဖန် →