Where does “ဆီသတ်” come from?

ဆီသတ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese ဆီ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siili.

ဆီသတ် (Burmese): to sauté aromatics (e.g., onions, garlic, and ginger) in heated oil

Definitions

  1. to sauté aromatics (e.g., onions, garlic, and ginger) in heated oil

Ancestry of “ဆီသတ်”, step by step

ဆီသတ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ဆီ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseဆီoil, grease
2Proto-Sino-Tibetantsilfat, grease; oil
3Proto-Finno-Ugric*siili

via Burmese သတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသတ်to kill
2Proto-Lolo-Burmese*C-sat
3Proto-Sino-Tibetan*g/b-sat

Words derived from “ဆီသတ်

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *siiliEvery word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsilEvery word from Burmese ဆီ
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