Where does “ဝိတ်” come from?

ဝိတ် (Burmese) comes from English weight, from Middle English weight, from Old English wiht, from Latin Vectis, from Proto-Celtic wextā, from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ- — to bring; to transport.

ဝိတ် (Burmese): weight

Definitions

  1. weight

Ancestry of “ဝိတ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishweightThe force on an object due to the gravitational...
2Middle Englishweight
3Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
4LatinVectisIsle of Wight
5Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

Words derived from “ဝိတ်

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-
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