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

Definitions

  1. mattock

Ancestry of “ပေါက်တူး”, step by step

ပေါက်တူး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပေါက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေါက်sprout; hatch, sprout; opening
2Proto-Sino-Tibetand-puːkbelly; vitals; hollow object; cave

via Burmese တူး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတူးto dig

Words derived from “ပေါက်တူး

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-puːkEvery word from Burmese ပေါက်