Where does “စာသင်” come from?
စာသင် (Burmese) comes from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens, from Latin serviēns — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
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Ancestry of “စာသင်”, step by step
စာသင် traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English sergeant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sergeant | UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to... |
| 2 | Russian | сержант | sergeant |
| 3 | Polish | sierżant | sergeant |
| 4 | French | sergent | sergeant |
| 5 | Middle French | sergent | — |
| 6 | Old French | serjant | a military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | serviens | a servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;... |
| 8 | Latin | serviēns | serving, (as a servant or slave) |
| 9 | Latin | serviō | to be a slave to; to serve |
| 10 | Latin | servus | a servant; a serf; a slave |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | serwos | guardian |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ser-wo-s | guardian |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Burmese စာ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စာ | writing; letter; written language |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | tsa ~ za | child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;... |
via Burmese သင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သင် | august personage |