Where does “ဝိတ်ချ” come from?

ဝိတ်ချ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဝိတ်, 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.

ဝိတ်ချ (Burmese): to lose weight

Definitions

  1. to lose weight

Ancestry of “ဝိတ်ချ”, step by step

ဝိတ်ချ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဝိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝိတ်weight
2EnglishweightThe force on an object due to the gravitational...
3Middle Englishweight
4Old Englishwihtcreature, person, thing, being; weight
5LatinVectisIsle of Wight
6Proto-Celticwextātime, course, turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport

via Burmese ချ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချto cause to fall, put down, bring down, drop, lower
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-
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