Where does “ရက်” come from?
ရက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese အရက်, from Arabic عَرَق, from Arabic عرق, from Arabic ر, from Arabic رَأَى — to see.
ရက် (Burmese): to weave; day; quick, swift, violent, decisive
Definitions
- to weave; day; quick, swift, violent, decisive
Ancestry of “ရက်”, step by step
ရက် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese အရက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အရက် | alcoholic drink, liquor |
| 2 | Arabic | عَرَق | sweat; liquor; sweat; wine; raisin liquor |
| 3 | Arabic | عرق | to strip of flesh, to nibble; to be emaciated; to... |
| 4 | Arabic | ر | second-person masculine singular active... |
| 5 | Arabic | رَأَى | to see |
via Old Burmese ရျက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Burmese | ရျက် | day; all day |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *rV-jak | night |
via Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-rjak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-rjak | oil, fat, grease, juice |