Where does “စာမျက်နှာ” come from?

စာမျက်နှာ (Burmese) comes from Burmese မျက်နှာ, from Burmese မျက်-, from Burmese မျက်စိ — eye.

စာမျက်နှာ (Burmese): page (in a book)

Definitions

  1. page (in a book)

Ancestry of “စာမျက်နှာ”, step by step

စာမျက်နှာ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မျက်နှာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမျက်နှာface
2Burmeseမျက်-pertaining to the eyes
3Burmeseမျက်စိeye

via Burmese စာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာwriting; letter; written language
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...
Every word from Burmese မျက်စိEvery word from Burmese မျက်-Every word from Burmese မျက်နှာ
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