Where does “ကယ်တင်” come from?
ကယ်တင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တင်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ — upper part; rise; raise; top; summit.
Ancestry of “ကယ်တင်”, step by step
ကယ်တင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တင် | buttocks; hips; to put upon, place upon; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tVŋ | upper part; rise; raise; top; summit |
via Burmese ကယ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကယ် | to save, rescue |