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
Definitions
- washing machine
Ancestry of “အဝတ်လျှောက်စက်”, step by step
အဝတ်လျှောက်စက် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to say |
| 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 |
via Burmese အဝတ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အဝတ် | clothing, clothes; cloth |
| 2 | Burmese | ဝတ် | to wear |
| 3 | Pali | vatta | duty; service; function |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वृत्त | Turned, set in motion; Round, rounded, circular;... |
| 5 | Sanskrit | वृत् | to turn, to rotate |
| 6 | Sanskrit | अन | breath, respiration |
| 7 | Sanskrit | अन् | to breathe |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enh₁‑ | to breathe |
via Burmese လျှောက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | လျှောက် | to walk; to circulate |