Where does “ကျည်တောက်” come from?

ကျည်တောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တောက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.

ကျည်တောက် (Burmese): short length of bamboo closed at one end

Definitions

  1. short length of bamboo closed at one end

Ancestry of “ကျည်တောက်”, step by step

ကျည်တောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတောက်to suffer from toxicity, be poisonous
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanduk ~ tukpoison; poisonous, toxic; to poison

via Burmese ကျည်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျည်bamboo tube used as a container

Words derived from “ကျည်တောက်”

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