Where does “ဂေါက်သီးရိုက်” come from?

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

ဂေါက်သီးရိုက် (Burmese): to play golf

Definitions

  1. to play golf

Ancestry of “ဂေါက်သီးရိုက်”, step by step

ဂေါက်သီးရိုက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဂေါက်သီး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဂေါက်သီးgolf ball
2Burmeseဂေါက်golf
3EnglishgolfA ball game played by individuals competing...
4Middle Dutchcolve
5Proto-Germanic*kulbazround object, lump
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵel-to swallow; swallow

via Burmese ရိုက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရိုက်to hit deliver a blow, strike, beat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵel-Every word from Proto-Germanic *kulbazEvery word from Middle Dutch colve