Where does “ဆားစိမ်” come from?

ဆားစိမ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆား, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsa, from Chinese 茶, from Proto-Loloish la¹, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la — leaf; tea; flat object.

ဆားစိမ် (Burmese): to pickle in brine

Definitions

  1. to pickle in brine

Ancestry of “ဆားစိမ်”, step by step

ဆားစိမ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆားsalt
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsasalt, salty, salted
3Chinese茶tea
4Proto-Loloishla¹tea
5Proto-Sino-Tibetans-laleaf; tea; flat object

via Burmese စိမ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစိမ်to steep, soak, immerse in liquid
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-la →Every word from Proto-Loloish la¹ →Every word from Chinese 茶 →