Where does “ဝက်မ” come from?

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

ဝက်မ (Burmese): sow

Definitions

  1. sow

Ancestry of “ဝက်မ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝက်pig; to halve
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanpʷakpig
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →
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