Where does “ဝက်အူ” come from?

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

ဝက်အူ (Burmese): screw

Definitions

  1. screw

Ancestry of “ဝက်အူ”, step by step

ဝက်အူ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝက်

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

via Burmese အူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအူguts, intestines
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanwubelly; stomach; intestine; kidney

Words derived from “ဝက်အူ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan pʷak →Every word from Burmese ဝက် →