Where does “ခြောက်သွေ့” come from?
ခြောက်သွေ့ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခြောက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan m/s-glak ~ m-glaŋ — cold; freeze.
ခြောက်သွေ့ (Burmese): bone-dry
Definitions
- bone-dry
Ancestry of “ခြောက်သွေ့”, step by step
ခြောက်သွေ့ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ခြောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခြောက် | six; dry |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | m/s-glak ~ m-glaŋ | cold; freeze |
via Burmese သွေ့
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သွေ့ | to be dry |