Where does “ချွတ်စွပ်တူ” come from?

ချွတ်စွပ်တူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese တူ, from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

ချွတ်စွပ်တူ (Burmese): to resemble exactly

Definitions

  1. to resemble exactly

Ancestry of “ချွတ်စွပ်တူ”, step by step

ချွတ်စွပ်တူ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတူhammer; chopsticks; nephew
2Palitulābeam or pole for balancing and carrying or...
3Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Burmese ချွတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချွတ်to take off, remove (shoes, clothes, hat, etc.)
2Thaiชุดset a number of things or persons grouped or belonging together, often forming a unit or having certain features or characteristics in common

via Burmese စွပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစွပ်to put on
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-Every word from Sanskrit तुलाEvery word from Pali tulā