Where does “ၸၢၵ်ႈ” come from?
ၸၢၵ်ႈ (Shan) comes from Burmese စက်, from Pali cakka, from Sanskrit चक्र, from Pali vatti, from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat — who.
ၸၢၵ်ႈ (Shan): wheel
Definitions
- wheel
Ancestry of “ၸၢၵ်ႈ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စက် | circle; wheel; cycle; machine, machinery; to... |
| 2 | Pali | cakka | wheel; circle; disc |
| 3 | Sanskrit | चक्र | the wheel; a potter's wheel; a discus or sharp... |
| 4 | Pali | vatti | to say |
| 5 | German | Watt | intertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast... |
| 6 | Middle Low German | wat | what |
| 7 | Old Saxon | hwat | what; lo!, what!, indeed! |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |