Where does “လါပှဲၤ” come from?

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

လါပှဲၤ (S'gaw Karen): a full moon

Definitions

  1. a full moon

Ancestry of “လါပှဲၤ”, step by step

လါပှဲၤ 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 ပှဲၤ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1S'gaw Karenပှဲၤto be full
2Proto-Tibeto-Burman*(p/b)liŋ—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sr-la →Every word from Proto-Karen *ʔlaᴬ →Every word from S'gaw Karen လါ →