Where does “ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ” come from?

ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သူ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan su ~ s-lu — who; indefinite pronoun; remote third-person...

ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ (Burmese): expert

Definitions

  1. expert

Ancestry of “ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ”, step by step

ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သူ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသူhe; she; it
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansu ~ s-luwho; indefinite pronoun; remote third-person...

via Burmese ကျင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျင်to pan for gold

via Burmese ကျွမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျွမ်းto be burnt up
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan su ~ s-luEvery word from Burmese သူ