Where does “နှာခေါင်းပိတ်” come from?

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

နှာခေါင်းပိတ် (Burmese): to have a stuffed, stuffy, or blocked nose

Definitions

to have a stuffed, stuffy, or blocked nose

Ancestry of “နှာခေါင်းပိတ်”, step by step

နှာခေါင်းပိတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese နှာခေါင်း

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	နှာခေါင်း	nose
2	Burmese	ခေါင်း	head; coffin; cavity
3	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	(g/k)uŋ	hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Burmese ပိတ်

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	ပိတ်	to close, to shut

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