Where does “ထောက်ထား” come from?

ထောက်ထား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထား, from Proto-Vietic taʔ.

ထောက်ထား (Burmese): }} to be considerate, be sympathetic

Definitions

  1. }} to be considerate, be sympathetic

Ancestry of “ထောက်ထား”, step by step

ထောက်ထား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ထား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထားto put
2Proto-Vietictaʔ—

via Burmese ထောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထောက်to prop up, support
Every word from Proto-Vietic taʔ →Every word from Burmese ထား →