Where does “လါပျုၤ” come from?

လါပျုၤ (S'gaw Karen) comes from S'gaw Karen လါ, from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la — moon.

လါပျုၤ (S'gaw Karen): the La Plu month of the Karen lunar calendar, roughly corresponding with December

Definitions

  1. the La Plu month of the Karen lunar calendar, roughly corresponding with December

Ancestry of “လါပျုၤ”, step by step

လါပျုၤ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via S'gaw Karen လါ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenလါmoon
2Proto-Karen*ʔlaᴬ—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sr-lamoon

via S'gaw Karen ပျုၤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenပျုၤlip
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la →Every word from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ →Every word from S'gaw Karen လါ →