Where does “ဖျိၩ½ဘွဲၩ” come from?

ဖျိၩ½ဘွဲၩ (Western Pwo) comes from Western Pwo ဘၩ, from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa — white; yellow; bright.

Ancestry of “ဖျိၩ½ဘွဲၩ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Western Pwoဘၩto pay obeisance with one's hands clasped palm to palm and raised to touch one's forehead; to perform a wai
2Proto-Karenʔbwaᴬwhite
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanb/s-wawhite; yellow; bright
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan b/s-wa →Every word from Proto-Karen ʔbwaᴬ →Every word from Western Pwo ဘၩ →
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