Where does “လက်ခြား” come from?

လက်ခြား (Burmese) comes from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

လက်ခြား (Burmese): digitate leaves

Definitions

  1. digitate leaves

Ancestry of “လက်ခြား”, step by step

လက်ခြား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်arm; hand
2Old Burmeseလက်
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand

via Burmese ခြား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခြားto keep separate or apart; be separated
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lakEvery word from Old Burmese လက်Every word from Burmese လက်