Where does “အပ်ထောက်” come from?

အပ်ထောက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese အပ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-qəp — needle.

အပ်ထောက် (Burmese): thimble

Definitions

  1. thimble

Ancestry of “အပ်ထောက်”, step by step

အပ်ထောက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese အပ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအပ်needle implement for sewing etc
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-qəpneedle

via Burmese ထောက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထောက်to prop up, support
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