Where does “ဝါ” come from?

ဝါ (S'gaw Karen) comes from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa — white; yellow; bright.

ဝါ (S'gaw Karen): white

Definitions

  1. white

Ancestry of “ဝါ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Karenʔbwaᴬwhite
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanb/s-wawhite; yellow; bright

Words derived from “ဝါ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa →Every word from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ →