Where does “လါဟ့” come from?

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

လါဟ့ (S'gaw Karen): to be green

Definitions

  1. to be green

Ancestry of “လါဟ့”, step by step

လါဟ့ 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 ဟ့

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