Where does “အဝတ်လျှောက်စက်” come from?
အဝတ်လျှောက်စက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese စက်, from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat — who.
အဝတ်လျှောက်စက် (Burmese): washing machine
Ancestry of “အဝတ်လျှောက်စက်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | စက် | circle; wheel; cycle; machine, machinery; to... |
| 2 | Pali | cakka | wheel; circle; disc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 4 | Pali | vatti | |
| 5 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |