Where does “ပေါက်တူး” come from?
ပေါက်တူး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပေါက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-puːk — belly; vitals; hollow object; cave.
ပေါက်တူး (Burmese): mattock
Ancestry of “ပေါက်တူး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ပေါက် | sprout; hatch, sprout; opening |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | d-puːk | belly; vitals; hollow object; cave |