Where does “နှာခေါင်း” come from?

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

နှာခေါင်း (Burmese): nose

Definitions

  1. nose

Ancestry of “နှာခေါင်း”, step by step

နှာခေါင်း 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 နှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနှာnose; errhine, snuff

Words derived from “နှာခေါင်း”

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