Where does “ဂဏန်းတွက်စက်” come from?
ဂဏန်းတွက်စက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese စက်, from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat — who.
ဂဏန်းတွက်စက် (Burmese): calculator; calculating machine
Definitions
- calculator; calculating machine
Ancestry of “ဂဏန်းတွက်စက်”, step by step
ဂဏန်းတွက်စက် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စက် | circle; wheel; cycle; machine, machinery; to... |
| 2 | Pali | cakka | wheel; circle; disc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 4 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 5 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |
via Burmese ဂဏန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဂဏန်း | number, numeral; arithmetic |
| 2 | Pali | gaṇanā | counting; number |
via Burmese တွက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တွက် | to do or work out arithmetical sums; solve... |