Where does “လက်ထောက်” come from?

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

လက်ထောက် (Burmese): assistant

Definitions

  1. assistant

Ancestry of “လက်ထောက်”, step by step

လက်ထောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်

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

via Burmese ထောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထောက်to prop up, support
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →