Where does “jum htawk” come from?

jum htawk (Jingpho) comes from Burmese စုံထောက်, from Burmese ထောက် — to prop up, support.

jum htawk (Jingpho): detective

Definitions

  1. detective

Ancestry of “jum htawk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစုံထောက်detective
2Burmeseထောက်to prop up, support
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