Where does “စက်ရုပ်” come from?

စက်ရုပ် (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.

စက်ရုပ် (Burmese): robot

Definitions

  1. robot

Ancestry of “စက်ရုပ်”, step by step

စက်ရုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစက်circle; wheel; cycle; machine, machinery; to...
2Palicakkawheel; circle; disc
3Sanskritचक्रthe wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp...
4Palivattito say
5GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
6Middle Low Germanwatwhat
7Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
8Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
9Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
11Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

via Burmese ရုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရုပ်physical form, material; looks, appearance;...
2Palirūpaform, figure, material form
3Sanskritरूपoutward appearance, color, form, shape; right...
4Sanskritरूप्to form, shape
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷódEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwat