Where does “ဆက်သ” come from?

ဆက်သ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သ, from Pali su, from Sanskrit सु-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Hsu-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

ဆက်သ (Burmese): to offer respectfully, present, offer up (in sacrifice)

Definitions

  1. to offer respectfully, present, offer up (in sacrifice)

Ancestry of “ဆက်သ”, step by step

ဆက်သ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BurmeseသSa, the 31st letter of the Burmese alphabet
2Palisugood; well
3Sanskritसु-good, well
4Proto-Indo-AryanHsu-—
5Proto-Indo-IranianHsu-good
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast

via Burmese ဆက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆက်to join, connect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Sanskrit सु- →