Where does “တိုဂို” come from?
တိုဂို (Burmese) comes from English togo, from Middle English togon, from Old English tōgān, from Old English tō-, from Old English te-, from Proto-Germanic twiz-, from Proto-Indo-European dwis- — two-ways, in twain; twice, in two.
Ancestry of “တိုဂို”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | togo | To go different ways; go asunder; diverge; split;... |
| 2 | Middle English | togon | — |
| 3 | Old English | tōgān | to go apart |
| 4 | Old English | tō- | apart; to |
| 5 | Old English | te- | Alternative form of tō-; apart, asunder; apart,... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | twiz- | in two, in twain; asunder, in pieces; apart,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwis- | two-ways, in twain; twice, in two |