Where does “lak htak” come from?

lak htak (Jingpho) comes from Burmese လက်ထက်, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak — hand.

lak htak (Jingpho): era

Definitions

  1. era

Ancestry of “lak htak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ထက်span of time associated with a personality
2Burmeseလက်arm; hand
3Old Burmeseလက်—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lakhand
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak →Every word from Old Burmese လက် →Every word from Burmese လက် →