Where does “ဇက်” come from?

ဇက် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hljak — iron, iron instrument.

ဇက် (Burmese): bit (for a horse)

Definitions

  1. bit (for a horse)

Ancestry of “ဇက်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanhljakiron, iron instrument

Words derived from “ဇက်

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan hljak
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