Where does “စားတော်ခေါ်” come from?

စားတော်ခေါ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေါ်, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

စားတော်ခေါ် (Burmese): to eat, to partake in a meal

Definitions

  1. to eat, to partake in a meal

Ancestry of “စားတော်ခေါ်”, step by step

စားတော်ခေါ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခေါ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါ်to name, be called have a specific name
2Proto-Vietickaw
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

via Burmese စား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစားto eat; to divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwanąEvery word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan