Where does “မီးခေါင်း” come from?

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

မီးခေါင်း (Burmese): electric socket

Definitions

  1. electric socket

Ancestry of “မီးခေါင်း”, step by step

မီးခေါင်း 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 မီး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမီးfire; light; brilliance
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmejfire
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ →Every word from Burmese ခေါင်း →