Where does “လက်ရွေး” come from?

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

လက်ရွေး (Burmese): selected or handpicked people or things

Definitions

  1. selected or handpicked people or things

Ancestry of “လက်ရွေး”, step by step

လက်ရွေး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လက်

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

via Burmese ရေး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseရေးto write
2Old Burmeseရိယ်း—
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanb-rəjto draw, to mark; draw, mark, boundary

Words derived from “လက်ရွေး”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →
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