Where does “lak săma” come from?

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

lak săma (Jingpho): carpenter

Definitions

  1. carpenter

Ancestry of “lak săma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်သမားcarpenter
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 →