Where does “လောက်” come from?

လောက် (Burmese) comes from Mon လံက်, from Proto-Mon-Khmer lɔk.

လောက် (Burmese): enough, sufficient; about; maggot

Definitions

  1. enough, sufficient; about; maggot

Ancestry of “လောက်”, step by step

လောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mon လံက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Monလံက်—
2Proto-Mon-Khmerlɔk—

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan luk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanluksheep; custom; manner

Words derived from “လောက်”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer lɔk →Every word from Mon လံက် →