Where does “ဦးတင်” come from?

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

ဦးတင် (Burmese): to make obeisance with one's clasped hands on forehead

Definitions

  1. to make obeisance with one's clasped hands on forehead

Ancestry of “ဦးတင်”, step by step

ဦးတင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဦး

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

via Burmese တင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတင်buttocks; hips; to put upon, place upon; to...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tVŋupper part; rise; raise; top; summit
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-bu-s →Every word from Burmese ဦး →