Where does “လက်ညှိုးထိုး” come from?
လက်ညှိုးထိုး (Burmese) comes from Burmese လက်ညှိုး, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.
လက်ညှိုးထိုး (Burmese): to point one's finger at a person or thing
Definitions
- to point one's finger at a person or thing
Ancestry of “လက်ညှိုးထိုး”, step by step
လက်ညှိုးထိုး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese လက်ညှိုး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လက်ညှိုး | index finger; forefinger |
| 2 | Burmese | လက် | arm; hand |
| 3 | Old Burmese | လက် | — |
| 4 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tV-lak | hand |
via Burmese ထိုး
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထိုး | to poke, jab, stab |