Where does “ယှဉ်ဖက်” come from?

ယှဉ်ဖက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

ယှဉ်ဖက် (Burmese): competitor; rival

Definitions

  1. competitor; rival

Ancestry of “ယှဉ်ဖက်”, step by step

ယှဉ်ဖက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဖက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဖက်to hug, to embrace, to put one's arms around...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

via Burmese ယှဉ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseယှဉ်to be side by side
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