Where does “လိုအပ်” come from?

လိုအပ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese လို, from Old Burmese လိဝ်.

လိုအပ် (Burmese): to require, need

Definitions

  1. to require, need

Ancestry of “လိုအပ်”, step by step

လိုအပ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese လို

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလိုto want desire
2Old Burmeseလိဝ်—

via Burmese အပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအပ်needle implement for sewing etc
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-qəpneedle

Words derived from “လိုအပ်”

Every word from Old Burmese လိဝ် →