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The first syllable, ငှက်(hngak), is from Proto-Tibeto-Burman*s-ŋak(“plantain, banana”), and cognate with the first syllable of Akha(ŋa djɛq, “wild banana”) (STEDT). The second syllable, ပျော(pyau:), is of unclear origin and interpretation.[1]
^ Luce, G. H. (1981) “-AW Finals (25. Banana, Musa sapientum)”, in A Comparative Word-List of Old Burmese, Chinese and Tibetan, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, →ISBN, page 25
