Where does “lak htik” come from?

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

lak htik (Jingpho): handcuffs

Definitions

  1. handcuffs

Ancestry of “lak htik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ထိတ်manacles, handcuffs
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 →