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Where does “ခေါင်းဆောင်” come from?

ခေါင်းဆောင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေါင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

ခေါင်းဆောင် (Burmese): leader; to lead

Definitions

  1. leader; to lead

Ancestry of “ခေါင်းဆောင်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါင်းhead; coffin; cavity
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part
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