Where does “kawk” come from?
kawk (Jingpho) comes from Burmese အကောက်, from Burmese အ-, from Pali a-, from Sanskrit अ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian a-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
kawk (Jingpho): customs
Definitions
- customs
Ancestry of “kawk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | အကောက် | tax, duty, toll |
| 2 | Burmese | အ- | used to make nouns from verbs, from adjectives or... |
| 3 | Pali | a- | no; not; non; etc; not; lacking; without; etc |
| 4 | Sanskrit | अ- | un-, not; Used in the formation of imperfect,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | a- | un-, a- |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |