Where does “စွဲမက်” come from?

စွဲမက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq — army.

စွဲမက် (Burmese): to have an obsession for, have an excessive love or liking of someone or something

Definitions

  1. to have an obsession for, have an excessive love or liking of someone or something

Ancestry of “စွဲမက်”, step by step

စွဲမက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမက်to be overly fond of, covet, crave, desire
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*d-maqarmy

via Burmese စ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစto begin; to start; euphonic
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq →Every word from Burmese မက် →