Where does “ဝက်ဝံ” come from?

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

ဝက်ဝံ (Burmese): bear

Definitions

  1. bear

Ancestry of “ဝက်ဝံ”, step by step

ဝက်ဝံ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝက်

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

via Burmese ဝံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝံbear
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-wəmbear
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →