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Where does “တစောင်း” come from?

တစောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese စောင်း, from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.

တစောင်း (Burmese): askew; aslant; on one's side, sideways

Definitions

  1. askew; aslant; on one's side, sideways

Ancestry of “တစောင်း”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစောင်းharp; traditional Burmese curved harp
2Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
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