Where does “ကုန်စည်” come from?
ကုန်စည် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကုန်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (m-)kul — all; twenty.
ကုန်စည် (Burmese): goods; merchandise
Definitions
- goods; merchandise
Ancestry of “ကုန်စည်”, step by step
ကုန်စည် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ကုန်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ကုန် | goods; commodity; merchandise |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | (m-)kul | all; twenty |
via Burmese စည်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စည် | big drum; drum; cask; barrel; keg; to be alive... |