Where does “သက်တံ” come from?

သက်တံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သက်, from Proto-Mon-Khmer sək.

သက်တံ (Burmese): rainbow

Definitions

  1. rainbow

Ancestry of “သက်တံ”, step by step

သက်တံ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသက်to descend
2Proto-Mon-Khmersək

via Burmese တံ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတံrodlike thing; anything rodlike; accumulation;...
Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer səkEvery word from Burmese သက်
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