Where does “lak sawng” come from?

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

lak sawng (Jingpho): present

Definitions

  1. present

Ancestry of “lak sawng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ဆောင်gift; present
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 →