Where does “ဖး” come from?
ဖး (S'gaw Karen) comes from Burmese ဖတ်, from English phat, from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for — to speak, to be talking.
ဖး (S'gaw Karen): to crack, burst
Definitions
- to crack, burst
Ancestry of “ဖး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖတ် | to read |
| 2 | English | phat | Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in... |
| 3 | English | fat | Carrying more fat than usual on one's body;... |
| 4 | French | fat | conceited |
| 5 | Old Occitan | fat | — |
| 6 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 7 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 8 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |