Where does “သွားပွတ်တံ” come from?
သွားပွတ်တံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သွား, from Sino-Tibetan *sV-wa.
သွားပွတ်တံ (Burmese): toothbrush
Definitions
- toothbrush
Ancestry of “သွားပွတ်တံ”, step by step
သွားပွတ်တံ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တံ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တံ | rodlike thing; anything rodlike; accumulation;... |
via Burmese ပွတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပွတ် | to rub, smear move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area |