Where does “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်” come from?

ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဘက်, from Pali bhāga, from Sanskrit भग, from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás, from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-s, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g- — to divide, distribute, allot.

ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် (Burmese): opponent (of views and doctrines), opposition, contradiction

Definitions

  1. opponent (of views and doctrines), opposition, contradiction

Ancestry of “ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်”, step by step

ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဘက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘက်side flat surface of a three-dimensional object
2Palibhāgapart; portion; fraction; share; etc
3Sanskritभग"dispenser", gracious lord, patron; Bhaga; the...
4Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰagásportion, part, share, allotment; fate, destiny;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-ó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

via Burmese ဆန့်ကျင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆန့်ကျင်to oppose, be against, contradict, be contrary, be adverse
2Burmeseကျင်to pan for gold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂g-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰh₂g-ó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian bʰagás