Where does “စစ်တောင်း” come from?
စစ်တောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese စစ်, from Polish dzik, from Proto-Slavic dikъ, from Proto-Indo-European dʰiHkos.
Ancestry of “စစ်တောင်း”, step by step
စစ်တောင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese စစ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စစ် | war |
| 2 | Polish | dzik | wild boar; unmannerly, uncivilized, or antisocial... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dikъ | wild animal, especially wild boar; wild, untamed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰiHkos | — |
via Burmese တောင်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တောင်း | basket; to ask for; short |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | t(j)u(ŋ/n) | short |