Where does “မြောက်‌ဦး” come from?

မြောက်‌ဦး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဦး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s — head.

Ancestry of “မြောက်‌ဦး”, step by step

မြောက်‌ဦး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဦး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဦးsir
2Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead

via Burmese မြောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမြောက်to be tossed up, be high
2Burmeseမြစ်river; great-grandchild; root
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s →Every word from Burmese ဦး →
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