Where does “ဖာခေါင်း” come from?

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

ဖာခေါင်း (Burmese): pimp, gigolo, male prostitute

Definitions

  1. pimp, gigolo, male prostitute

Ancestry of “ဖာခေါင်း”, step by step

ဖာခေါင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ခေါင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါင်းhead; coffin; cavity
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

via Burmese ဖာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖာto patch, mend
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်း →