Where does “woon-douk” come from?

woon-douk (English) comes from Burmese ဝန်ထောက်, from Burmese ထောက် — to prop up, support.

woon-douk (English): A Burmese inferior minister

Definitions

  1. A Burmese inferior minister

Ancestry of “woon-douk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဝန်ထောက်deputy of a ဝန်ကြီး during the pre-colonial era
2Burmeseထောက်to prop up, support
Every word from Burmese ထောက် →Every word from Burmese ဝန်ထောက် →