Where does “ခေါင်းညိတ်” come from?

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

ခေါင်းညိတ် (Burmese): to nod (in agreement)

Definitions

  1. to nod (in agreement)

Ancestry of “ခေါင်းညိတ်”, step by step

ခေါင်းညိတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခေါင်း

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

via Burmese ညိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseညိတ်to nod (one's head)
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်း →