Where does “လါကပီၤ” come from?
လါကပီၤ (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen လါ, from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la — moon.
လါကပီၤ (S'gaw Karen): moonlight
Definitions
- moonlight
Ancestry of “လါကပီၤ”, step by step
လါကပီၤ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via S'gaw Karen လါ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | လါ | moon |
| 2 | Proto-Karen | *ʔlaᴬ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *sr-la | moon |
via S'gaw Karen ကပီၤ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'gaw Karen | ကပီၤ | light |