Where does “မက်” come from?

မက် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq — army.

မက် (Burmese): to be overly fond of, covet, crave, desire

Definitions

  1. to be overly fond of, covet, crave, desire

Ancestry of “မက်”, step by step

မက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*d-maqarmy

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan *(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan*(s/r)-ma(ŋ/k)—

Words derived from “မက်”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *d-maq →