Where does “ထောင်” come from?
ထောင် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-toŋ — thousand.
ထောင် (Burmese): prison; to stand; to set up
Definitions
- prison; to stand; to set up
Ancestry of “ထောင်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-toŋ | thousand |