Where does “တစ်ဖက်လှည့်” come from?
တစ်ဖက်လှည့် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တစ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek — one.
တစ်ဖက်လှည့် (Burmese): ruse, stratagem
Definitions
- ruse, stratagem
Ancestry of “တစ်ဖက်လှည့်”, step by step
တစ်ဖက်လှည့် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖက် | to hug, to embrace, to put one's arms around... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | pʷak | pig |
via Burmese လှည့်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လှည့် | to turn move around an axis through itself, go or move around something, spin |