Where does “ပသၢဝါ” come from?

ပသၢဝါ (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen ဝါ, from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa — white; yellow; bright.

ပသၢဝါ (S'gaw Karen): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “ပသၢဝါ”, step by step

ပသၢဝါ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via S'gaw Karen ဝါ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenဝါwhite
2Proto-Karenʔbwaᴬwhite
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanb/s-wawhite; yellow; bright

via S'gaw Karen ပသၢ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenပသၢ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa →Every word from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ →Every word from S'gaw Karen ဝါ →