Where does “ယောက်မ” come from?

ယောက်မ (Burmese) comes from Burmese မ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

ယောက်မ (Burmese): sister-in-law, specifically brother's wife or husband's sister

Definitions

  1. sister-in-law, specifically brother's wife or husband's sister

Ancestry of “ယောက်မ”, step by step

ယောက်မ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Burmese ယောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseယောက်to throw a garment around the neck or shoulder
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →