Where does “စာသင်ကျောင်း” come from?

စာသင်ကျောင်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese စာသင်, from English sergeant, from Russian сержант, from Polish sierżant, from French sergent, from Middle French sergent, from Old French serjant, from Medieval Latin serviens — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

စာသင်ကျောင်း (Burmese): school, place where students are given education (pre-university level)

Definitions

  1. school, place where students are given education (pre-university level)

Ancestry of “စာသင်ကျောင်း”, step by step

စာသင်ကျောင်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စာသင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာသင်study, learn
2EnglishsergeantUK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to...
3Russianсержантsergeant
4Polishsierżantsergeant
5Frenchsergentsergeant
6Middle Frenchsergent
7Old Frenchserjanta military rank, roughly equivalent to sergeant
8Medieval Latinserviensa servant, vassal, soldier, apparitor; serving;...
9Latinserviēnsserving, (as a servant or slave)
10Latinserviōto be a slave to; to serve
11Latinservusa servant; a serf; a slave
12Proto-Italicserwosguardian
13Proto-Indo-Europeanser-wo-sguardian
14Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Burmese ကျောင်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseကျောင်းschool; monastery; temple
2Old Burmeseက္လောင်း
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-