Where does “ဦးတည်ချက်” come from?
ဦးတည်ချက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ချက်, from English cheque, from English check, from English chequer, from Old French eschequier, from Medieval Latin scaccarium, from Vulgar Latin scaccus, from Arabic شَاه — to sire, beget.
ဦးတည်ချက် (Burmese): aim, goal, objective
Definitions
- aim, goal, objective
Ancestry of “ဦးတည်ချက်”, step by step
ဦးတည်ချက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ချက်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ချက် | belly button, navel; cheque, check; to cook |
| 2 | English | cheque | A draft directing a bank to pay money to a named... |
| 3 | English | check | A situation in which the king is directly... |
| 4 | English | chequer | The edible fruit of the wild service tree,... |
| 5 | Old French | eschequier | exchequer |
| 6 | Medieval Latin | scaccarium | chess board; chessboard; exchequer |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | scaccus | chess |
| 8 | Arabic | شَاه | king in chess; king; king or check at chess, shah |
| 9 | Persian | شاه | king; shah; king; Something that is the biggest... |
| 10 | Middle Persian | 𐭬𐭫𐭪𐭠 | king |
| 11 | Old Persian | 𐏋 | king |
| 12 | Proto-Iranian | xšáyati | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kšáyati | he rules, he has power over |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |