Where does “pawk tu” come from?

pawk tu (Jingpho) comes from Burmese ပေါက်တူး, from Burmese ပေါက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-puːk — belly; vitals; hollow object; cave.

pawk tu (Jingpho): pickaxe

Definitions

  1. pickaxe

Ancestry of “pawk tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပေါက်တူးmattock
2Burmeseပေါက်sprout; hatch, sprout; opening
3Proto-Sino-Tibetand-puːkbelly; vitals; hollow object; cave
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan d-puːk →Every word from Burmese ပေါက် →Every word from Burmese ပေါက်တူး →