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 *siili →Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan tsil →Every word from Burmese ဆီ →