Where does “ခေါ်” come from?

ခေါ် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

ခေါ် (Burmese): to name, be called have a specific name

Definitions

  1. to name, be called have a specific name

Ancestry of “ခေါ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Vietickaw—
2Dutchkauwento chew
3Middle Dutchcouwento chew
4Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
5Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
6Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “ခေါ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →