Where does “ဘယ်လို” come from?

ဘယ်လို (Burmese) comes from Burmese လို, from Old Burmese လိဝ်.

ဘယ်လို (Burmese): how in what manner or way

Definitions

  1. how in what manner or way

Ancestry of “ဘယ်လို”, step by step

ဘယ်လို traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လို

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိုto want desire
2Old Burmeseလိဝ်—

via Burmese ဘယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘယ်where?; which?; left
Every word from Old Burmese လိဝ် →Every word from Burmese လို →