Where does “မျက်နှာကြက်” come from?

မျက်နှာကြက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese မျက်နှာ, from Burmese မျက်-, from Burmese မျက်စိ — eye.

မျက်နှာကြက် (Burmese): ceiling

Definitions

  1. ceiling

Ancestry of “မျက်နှာကြက်”, step by step

မျက်နှာကြက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်နှာface
2Burmeseမျက်-pertaining to the eyes
3Burmeseမျက်စိeye

via Burmese ကြက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြက်chicken, fowl
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-rakchicken, fowl
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိ →Every word from Burmese မျက်- →Every word from Burmese မျက်နှာ →