 "Acheik" weaving originates in Amarapura, near the Pahtodawgyi pagoda.The name "acheik" may derive from the name of the quarter in which the weavers lived, "Letcheik" Row (လက်ချိတ်တန်း); the term itself was previously called "waik" (ဝိုက်), referring to the woven zig-zag pattern.While some sources claim that the "acheik" pattern was introduced by Manipuri weavers during the late 1700s, there are no comparable Manipuri textiles that resemble "acheik".