Where does “ငူတူတူ” come from?

ငူတူတူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese တူ, from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

ငူတူတူ (Burmese): morosely; sullenly

Definitions

  1. morosely; sullenly

Ancestry of “ငူတူတူ”, step by step

ငူတူတူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတူhammer; chopsticks; nephew
2Palitulābeam or pole for balancing and carrying or...
3Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
4Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

via Burmese ငူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseငူgreen pigeon
Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂-Every word from Sanskrit तुलाEvery word from Pali tulā