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Where does “ဝက်” come from?

ဝက် (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.

ဝက် (Burmese): pig; to halve

Definitions

  1. pig; to halve

Ancestry of “ဝက်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

Words derived from “ဝက်”

  • ဝက်ဝံ
  • ဝက်ဆီ
  • ဝက်ထီး
  • ဝက်မ
  • ဝက်ကြွပ်
  • ဝက်သား
  • နာရီဝက်
  • ဝက်အူ
  • ဝၢၵ်ႈဢူႇ
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