Where does “ကိုက်” come from?

ကိုက် (Burmese) comes from Hindi गज़, from Persian گز, from Middle Persian gc, from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 — gypsum.

ကိုက် (Burmese): to bite

Definitions

  1. to bite

Ancestry of “ကိုက်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiगज़yard
2Persianگزtamarisk, "Tamarix" spp; tamarisk gum;...
3Middle Persiangctamarisk; plaster, gypsum; gypsum
4Akkadian𒅎𒌓gypsum

Words derived from “ကိုက်”

Every word from Akkadian 𒅎𒌓 →Every word from Middle Persian gc →Every word from Persian گز →