Where does “ဝန်ထောက်” come from?
ဝန်ထောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထောက် — to prop up, support.
ဝန်ထောက် (Burmese): deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး during the pre-colonial era
Definitions
- deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး during the pre-colonial era
Ancestry of “ဝန်ထောက်”, step by step
ဝန်ထောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ထောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထောက် | to prop up, support |
via Burmese ဝန်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဝန် | burden; load |