Where does “ဖတ်” come from?
ဖတ် (Burmese) comes from English phat, from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for, from Proto-Italic fāōr — to speak, to be talking.
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Ancestry of “ဖတ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | phat | Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in... |
| 2 | English | fat | Carrying more fat than usual on one's body;... |
| 3 | French | fat | conceited |
| 4 | Old Occitan | fat | — |
| 5 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 6 | Latin | fātus | spoken, said, told, foretold, related, predicted; having or had spoken, etc |
| 7 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |