Where does “အခေါ်” come from?

အခေါ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ခေါ်, from Proto-Vietic kaw, from Dutch kauwen, from Middle Dutch couwen, from Old Dutch kiuwan, from Proto-West Germanic keuwan, from Proto-Germanic kewwaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- — to chew.

အခေါ် (Burmese): term, name, nomenclature

Definitions

  1. term, name, nomenclature

Ancestry of “အခေါ်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseခေါ်to name, be called have a specific name
2Proto-Vietickaw—
3Dutchkauwento chew
4Middle Dutchcouwento chew
5Old Dutchkiuwanto chew
6Proto-West Germanickeuwanto chew
7Proto-Germanickewwanąto chew
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵyewh₁-to chew

Words derived from “အခေါ်”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵyewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kewwaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic keuwan →
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