Where does “ကျောပိုးအိတ်” come from?

ကျောပိုးအိတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပိုး, from Old Burmese ပိုဝ်း, from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bəw², from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k) — worm.

ကျောပိုးအိတ် (Burmese): backpack, knapsack, haversack

Definitions

  1. backpack, knapsack, haversack

Ancestry of “ကျောပိုးအိတ်”, step by step

ကျောပိုးအိတ် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပိုးinsect, pest
2Old Burmeseပိုဝ်း
3Proto-Lolo-Burmese*bəw²
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*N-pu(k)worm

via Burmese အိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအိတ်bag flexible container; sack

via Burmese ကျော

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျောback, behind, rear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *N-pu(k)Every word from Proto-Lolo-Burmese *bəw²Every word from Old Burmese ပိုဝ်း