Where does “ဘၩ” come from?

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

ဘၩ (Western Pwo): to pay obeisance with one's hands clasped palm to palm and raised to touch one's forehead; to perform a wai

Definitions

  1. to pay obeisance with one's hands clasped palm to palm and raised to touch one's forehead; to perform a wai

Ancestry of “ဘၩ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ဘၩ”

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