Where does “တူ” come from?

တူ (Burmese) comes from Pali tulā, from Sanskrit तुला, from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- — to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom.

တူ (Burmese): hammer; chopsticks; nephew

Definitions

  1. hammer; chopsticks; nephew

Ancestry of “တူ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palitulābeam or pole for balancing and carrying or...
2Sanskritतुलाbalance, scales; weight
3Proto-Indo-Europeantelh₂-to bear, to undergo, to endure; ground, bottom

Words derived from “တူ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European telh₂- →Every word from Sanskrit तुला →Every word from Pali tulā →