Where does “ဘယ်လောက်” come from?

ဘယ်လောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လောက်, from Mon လံက်, from Proto-Mon-Khmer lɔk.

ဘယ်လောက် (Burmese): how much, how many

Definitions

  1. how much, how many

Ancestry of “ဘယ်လောက်”, step by step

ဘယ်လောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောက်enough, sufficient; about; maggot
2Monလံက်—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlɔk—

via Burmese ဘယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဘယ်where?; which?; left
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer lɔk →Every word from Mon လံက် →Every word from Burmese လောက် →