Where does “စိတ်ရှိ” come from?

စိတ်ရှိ (Burmese) comes from Burmese စိတ်, from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त, from Sanskrit चित्ति, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čítˢtiš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

စိတ်ရှိ (Burmese): to have a mind (to do something)

Definitions

  1. to have a mind (to do something)

Ancestry of “စိတ်ရှိ”, step by step

စိတ်ရှိ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စိတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစိတ်mind; a traditional Burmese unit of volume...
2Palicittamind, heart, feeling
3Sanskritचित्तthinking; reflecting; imagining
4Sanskritचित्तिthinking, thought
5Proto-Indo-Iranian*čítˢtišthought, consciousness
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷéyt-ti-s ~ *kʷit-téy-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read

via Burmese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseto succeed, manage, be able; to be permitted, be...
2Proto-Austroasiatic*roajfly (insect)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-
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