Where does “ဆတ်သား” come from?

ဆတ်သား (Burmese) comes from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

ဆတ်သား (Burmese): venison

Definitions

  1. venison

Ancestry of “ဆတ်သား”, step by step

ဆတ်သား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese သား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသားson; meat, flesh
2Old Burmeseသဟ်son
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsəʔchild, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

via Burmese ဆတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆတ်to be brittle
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tsetto cut off, to chop
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →