Where does “လက်ဆင့်ကမ်း” come from?

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

လက်ဆင့်ကမ်း (Burmese): to relay (a thing or word)

Definitions

  1. to relay (a thing or word)

Ancestry of “လက်ဆင့်ကမ်း”, step by step

လက်ဆင့်ကမ်း traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်

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

via Burmese ကမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကမ်းbank (of river), shore (of sea or lake), brink (of ravine)

via Burmese ဆင့်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆင့်to put one on top of the other, pile up, stack up
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →