Where does “ကျားသစ်” come from?

ကျားသစ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ကျား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la, from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ — tiger.

ကျားသစ် (Burmese): leopard

Definitions

  1. leopard

Ancestry of “ကျားသစ်”, step by step

ကျားသစ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ကျား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျားtiger; having a pattern, specifically striped or...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-latiger
3Proto-Mon-Khmerklaʔtiger

via Burmese သစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသစ်wood, timber; new; leopard
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansiŋ ~ siktree; wood

Words derived from “ကျားသစ်”

Every word from Proto-Mon-Khmer klaʔ →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan k-la →Every word from Burmese ကျား →