Where does “ကာကွယ်” come from?

ကာကွယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကွယ်, from English Kwaj, from English Kwajalein, from German Kwajalein, from Marshallese Kuwajleen.

ကာကွယ် (Burmese): to defend, protect

Definitions

  1. to defend, protect

Ancestry of “ကာကွယ်”, step by step

ကာကွယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကွယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကွယ်to hide, conceal, be hidden
2EnglishKwajKwajalein island; Kwajalein atoll
3EnglishKwajaleinKwajalein atoll
4GermanKwajalein—
5MarshalleseKuwajleen—

via Burmese ကာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကာshield defensive armor
Every word from Marshallese Kuwajleen →Every word from German Kwajalein →Every word from English Kwajalein →
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