Where does “ချက်ချင်း” come from?
ချက်ချင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ချက်, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
ချက်ချင်း (Burmese): at once, immediately, instantly
Definitions
- at once, immediately, instantly
Ancestry of “ချက်ချင်း”, step by step
ချက်ချင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ချက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ချက် | belly button, navel; cheque, check; to cook |
| 2 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 3 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 4 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 5 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |