Where does “လနက်” come from?

လနက် (Mon) comes from Burmese နက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nak — black; evil.

လနက် (Mon): to be deep (in mud), to sink into, to bog down

Definitions

  1. to be deep (in mud), to sink into, to bog down

Ancestry of “လနက်”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseနက်black; deep; dense
2Proto-Sino-Tibetans-nakblack; evil
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-nak →Every word from Burmese နက် →