Where does “မျက်စိမှိတ်” come from?

မျက်စိမှိတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မှိတ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-miːt — to extinguish; to shut abruptly; to wink; to...

မျက်စိမှိတ် (Burmese): to close (one's) eyes, blink

Definitions

  1. to close (one's) eyes, blink

Ancestry of “မျက်စိမှိတ်”, step by step

မျက်စိမှိတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မှိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမှိတ်to close
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-miːtto extinguish; to shut abruptly; to wink; to...

via Burmese မျက်စိ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်စိeye
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-miːt →Every word from Burmese မှိတ် →