Where does “တိုးတက်” come from?

တိုးတက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တက် — oar, paddle.

တိုးတက် (Burmese): to improve, progress, advance

Definitions

  1. to improve, progress, advance

Ancestry of “တိုးတက်”, step by step

တိုးတက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတက်oar, paddle

via Burmese တိုး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတိုးto push, shove, jostle
Every word from Burmese တက်
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