Where does “လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက်” come from?
လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.
လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက် (Burmese): colleague, co-worker
Definitions
- colleague, co-worker
Ancestry of “လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက်”, step by step
လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဖက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဖက် | to hug, to embrace, to put one's arms around... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | pʷak | pig |
via Burmese ကိုင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကိုင် | to hold; to keep, to maintain; to arrange, to... |
via Burmese လုပ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လုပ် | to do; to work; to make |