Where does “ကြယ်သီး” come from?

ကြယ်သီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese သီး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan səj, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij — to die.

ကြယ်သီး (Burmese): button, stud

Definitions

  1. button, stud

Ancestry of “ကြယ်သီး”, step by step

ကြယ်သီး traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သီး

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသီးfruit; to bear fruit, to fruit; wood apple
2Proto-Sino-Tibetansəjto die
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*sijto die

via Burmese ကြယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြယ်star luminous celestial body

Words derived from “ကြယ်သီး”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan səj →Every word from Burmese သီး →