Where does “ကတိတည်” come from?

ကတိတည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တည်, from Pali tinduka, from Sanskrit तिन्दुक — "Diospyros malabarica".

ကတိတည် (Burmese): to keep a promise, keep one's word

Definitions

ကတိတည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	တည်	Diospyros burmanica, a species of persimmon; to...
2	Pali	tinduka	"Diospyros malabarica"
3	Sanskrit	तिन्दुक	"Diospyros malabarica"

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ကတိ	promise
2	Pali	katikā	agreement, talk, conversation