Where does “စာအိတ်” come from?

စာအိတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese စာ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ za — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

စာအိတ် (Burmese): envelope

Definitions

  1. envelope

Ancestry of “စာအိတ်”, step by step

စာအိတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစာwriting; letter; written language
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsa ~ zachild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives;...

via Burmese အိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseအိတ်bag flexible container; sack
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa ~ zaEvery word from Burmese စာ