Where does “ဦးချ” come from?

ဦးချ (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဦး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s — head.

ဦးချ (Burmese): to serve food to elders first as a gesture of respect

Definitions

  1. to serve food to elders first as a gesture of respect

Ancestry of “ဦးချ”, step by step

ဦးချ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဦး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဦးsir
2Proto-Sino-Tibetand-bu-shead

via Burmese ချ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseချto cause to fall, put down, bring down, drop, lower
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