Where does “ကွယ်” come from?

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

ကွယ် (Burmese): to hide, conceal, be hidden

Definitions

  1. to hide, conceal, be hidden

Ancestry of “ကွယ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKwajKwajalein island; Kwajalein atoll
2EnglishKwajaleinKwajalein atoll
3GermanKwajalein—
4MarshalleseKuwajleen—

Words derived from “ကွယ်”

Every word from Marshallese Kuwajleen →Every word from German Kwajalein →Every word from English Kwajalein →