Where does “စတင်” come from?
စတင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တင်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tVŋ — upper part; rise; raise; top; summit.
စတင် (Burmese): to begin, start, commence
Definitions
- to begin, start, commence
Ancestry of “စတင်”, step by step
စတင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese တင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | တင် | buttocks; hips; to put upon, place upon; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *tVŋ | upper part; rise; raise; top; summit |
via Burmese စ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စ | to begin; to start; euphonic |