Where does “တင့်တယ်” come from?

တင့်တယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တယ်, from Burmese သည် — er, -ist particle suffixed to some nouns to denote a practitioner of some trade or a person in a particular plight or situation.

Ancestry of “တင့်တယ်”, step by step

တင့်တယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တယ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတယ်word expressing indignation, threat, frustration, etc
2Burmeseသည်er, -ist particle suffixed to some nouns to denote a practitioner of some trade or a person in a particular plight or situation

via Burmese တင့်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတင့်comely, becoming, beautiful
Every word from Burmese သည်