Where does “ခြေထောက်” come from?
ခြေထောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခြေ, from Burmese ကြွေ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan kroj — shellfish.
ခြေထောက် (Burmese): leg
Definitions
- leg
Ancestry of “ခြေထောက်”, step by step
ခြေထောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ခြေ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခြေ | leg; foot; to crush into small bits or powder; to... |
| 2 | Burmese | ကြွေ | shell, cowrie |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | kroj | shellfish |
via Burmese ထောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထောက် | to prop up, support |