Where does “စာဖတ်” come from?
စာဖတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဖတ်, from English phat, from English fat, from French fat, from Old Occitan fat, from Latin fatuus, from Latin fātus, from Latin for — to speak, to be talking.
စာဖတ် (Burmese): to read
Ancestry of “စာဖတ်”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | ဖတ် | to read |
| 2 | English | phat | Excellent; cool; very good; Sexy; Rich in... |
| 3 | English | fat | Carrying more fat than usual on one's body;... |
| 4 | French | fat | conceited |
| 5 | Old Occitan | fat | — |
| 6 | Latin | fatuus | foolish, silly, simple; stupid; insipid,... |
| 7 | Latin | fātus | — |
| 8 | Latin | for | "defective"; I speak, talk, say |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | fāōr | speak |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂ti | to speak, to be talking |