Where does “ဆက်ဆံ” come from?

ဆက်ဆံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆံ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)sam — hair.

ဆက်ဆံ (Burmese): to have relationship with, have dealings with

Definitions

  1. to have relationship with, have dealings with

Ancestry of “ဆက်ဆံ”, step by step

ဆက်ဆံ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆံhair
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t)samhair

via Burmese ဆက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆက်to join, connect
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)sam →Every word from Burmese ဆံ →