Where does “ဖီအီၣ်” come from?
ဖီအီၣ် (S'gaw Karen) comes from Burmese ဖ, from Burmese ပိ — to be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed.
ဖီအီၣ် (S'gaw Karen): to cook (for eating)
Definitions
- to cook (for eating)
Ancestry of “ဖီအီၣ်”, step by step
ဖီအီၣ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖ | Pha, the 23rd letter of the Burmese alphabet |
| 2 | Burmese | ပိ | to be pressed, to be flattened, to be crushed |
via S'gaw Karen အီၣ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | အီၣ် | to eat |