Where does “ဖက်ထုပ်” come from?

ဖက်ထုပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

ဖက်ထုပ် (Burmese): dumpling

Definitions

  1. dumpling

Ancestry of “ဖက်ထုပ်”, step by step

ဖက်ထုပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖက်to hug, to embrace, to put one's arms around...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

via Burmese ထုပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထုပ်package; pack; bundle; bag
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