Where does “ဝက်ထီး” come from?
ဝက်ထီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak — pig.
ဝက်ထီး (Burmese): boar
Ancestry of “ဝက်ထီး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ဝက် | pig; to halve |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | pʷak | pig |