Where does “တကာႏ” come from?

တကာႏ (Pa'o Karen) comes from Burmese ဒကာ, from Pali dāyaka.

တကာႏ (Pa'o Karen): donor, benefactor

Definitions

  1. donor, benefactor

Ancestry of “တကာႏ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဒကာterm of address used by monks to laymen
2Palidāyaka—
Every word from Pali dāyaka →Every word from Burmese ဒကာ →