Where does “lak mat” come from?

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

lak mat (Jingpho): certificate

Definitions

  1. certificate

Ancestry of “lak mat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်မှတ်certificate of qualification; ticket; signature
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 →