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Where does “လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ” come from?

လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Burmese လက်ထပ်, from Burmese လက်, from Old Burmese လက်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tV-lak.

လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ (Shan): to wed; to marry

Definitions

  1. to wed; to marry

Ancestry of “လၢၵ်ႈထၢပ်ႈ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseလက်ထပ်to wed; to marry
2Burmeseလက်arm; hand
3Old Burmeseလက်—
4Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tV-lak—
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