Where does “ကွယ်ဝှက်” come from?

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

ကွယ်ဝှက် (Burmese): to hide, keep secret

Definitions

  1. to hide, keep secret

Ancestry of “ကွယ်ဝှက်”, step by step

ကွယ်ဝှက် 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 ဝှက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝှက်to hide, conceal
Every word from Marshallese Kuwajleen →Every word from German Kwajalein →Every word from English Kwajalein →