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
Ancestry of “ဒူးခေါင်း”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ခေါင်း | head; coffin; cavity |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (g/k)uŋ | hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part |