Where does “ဒူးခေါင်း” come from?

ဒူးခေါင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေါင်း, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

ဒူးခေါင်း (Burmese): kneecap

Definitions

  1. kneecap

Ancestry of “ဒူးခေါင်း”, step by step

ဒူးခေါင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါင်းhead; coffin; cavity
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Burmese ဒူး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဒူးknee
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်း →