From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *b(j/r)a. Cognate with Lahu p̂ɛ, Yao'an Lolopo bbiur (“bee”), Tibetan བྱ (bya, “bird”), Ersu bzɿ³³ ("honeybee"), Japhug pɣa (“bird”), Burmese ပျား (pya:, “bee”).
ꓐꓬꓽ (bjɑ̀)