Where does “ပႄး” come from?
ပႄး (Shan) comes from Burmese ပိဿာ, from Pali visa, from Sanskrit विष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan wiṣás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
ပႄး (Shan): raft
Definitions
- raft
Ancestry of “ပႄး”, step by step
ပႄး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပိဿာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပိဿာ | a Burmese measurement of weight, the viss (peittha) or one hundred ticals, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds) |
| 2 | Pali | visa | poison; venom |
| 3 | Sanskrit | विष | poison, venom, bane; poisonous; servant,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | wiṣás | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |
via Proto-Tai beːᴬ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | beːᴬ | raft |