Where does “ကောံပါ” come from?

ကောံပါ (Mon) comes from Burmese ကွန်ပါ, from French compas, from Old French compas, from Medieval Latin compassus, from Italian compassare, from Latin com-, from Latin con-, from Latin cum — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ကောံပါ (Mon): compass, divider

Definitions

  1. compass, divider

Ancestry of “ကောံပါ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကွန်ပါcompass
2Frenchcompaspair of compasses; magnetic compass; A genre of...
3Old Frenchcompas
4Medieval Latincompassusa circle, a circuit; suffered; pitied
5Italiancompassaremeasure with a pair of compasses
6Latincom-allomorph of con-
7Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
8Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
9Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
10Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
12Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
13Middle Englishkyt
14Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
15Old High Germankuti
16Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
17Proto-Germanickweduzresin
18Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
19Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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