Where does “သလောက်” come from?

သလောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese သ, from Pali su, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

သလောက် (Burmese): to the same degree or extent as, as, like

Definitions

  1. to the same degree or extent as, as, like

Ancestry of “သလောက်”, step by step

သလောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseသSa, the 31st letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Palisugood; well
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Burmese လောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလောက်enough, sufficient; about; maggot
2Monလံက်—
3Proto-Mon-Khmerlɔk—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →