Where does “ဝက်ခေါက်” come from?

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

ဝက်ခေါက် (Burmese): pork rind, pig skin (as food)

Definitions

  1. pork rind, pig skin (as food)

Ancestry of “ဝက်ခေါက်”, step by step

ဝက်ခေါက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig

via Burmese ခေါက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါက်to knock; to strike; to whisk
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →