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Where does “桑高” come from?

桑高 (Chinese) comes from Burmese စောင်းကောက်, from Burmese စောင်း, from Persian چنگ, from Proto-Indo-European keng- — peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg.

桑高 (Chinese): The saung, a harp used in traditional Burmese...

Definitions

  1. The saung, a harp used in traditional Burmese...

Ancestry of “桑高”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစောင်းကောက်—
2Burmeseစောင်းharp; traditional Burmese curved harp
3Persianچنگclaw, talon; clutch, embrace; hand, finger
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeng-peg, hook; peg; hook; be pointed; hook, peg
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