Where does “ဂေါက်သီး” come from?

ဂေါက်သီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဂေါက်, from English golf, from Middle Dutch colve, from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- — to swallow; swallow.

ဂေါက်သီး (Burmese): golf ball

Definitions

  1. golf ball

Ancestry of “ဂေါက်သီး”, step by step

ဂေါက်သီး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဂေါက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဂေါက်golf
2EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
3Middle Dutchcolve—
4Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Burmese သီး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသီးfruit; to bear fruit, to fruit; wood apple
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansəjto die
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sijto die

Words derived from “ဂေါက်သီး”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbaz →Every word from Middle Dutch colve →