Where does “ကြက်သား” come from?

ကြက်သား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

ကြက်သား (Burmese): chicken

Definitions

  1. chicken

Ancestry of “ကြက်သား”, step by step

ကြက်သား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်son
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese ကြက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြက်chicken, fowl
2Proto-Sino-Tibetank-rakchicken, fowl
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →