Where does “တောက်ပ” come from?
တောက်ပ (Burmese) comes from Burmese တောက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan duk ~ tuk — poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison.
တောက်ပ (Burmese): bright, brilliant, shining, vivid, luminous, lustrous
Definitions
- bright, brilliant, shining, vivid, luminous, lustrous
Ancestry of “တောက်ပ”, step by step
တောက်ပ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တောက် | to suffer from toxicity, be poisonous |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | duk ~ tuk | poison; poisonous, toxic; to poison |
via Burmese ပ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပ | to emit radiance, shine |