Where does “အားထား” come from?

အားထား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ထား, from Proto-Vietic taʔ.

အားထား (Burmese): to rely on, depend on

Definitions

  1. to rely on, depend on

Ancestry of “အားထား”, step by step

အားထား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ထား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထားto put
2Proto-Vietictaʔ—

via Burmese အား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအားstrength; to be free
Every word from Proto-Vietic taʔ →Every word from Burmese ထား →