Where does “ကြွက်သား” come from?

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

ကြွက်သား (Burmese): muscle

Definitions

  1. muscle

Ancestry of “ကြွက်သား”, step by step

ကြွက်သား 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 ကြွက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကြွက်mouse, rat
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →