Where does “တစ်သက်” come from?

တစ်သက် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တစ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek — one.

တစ်သက် (Burmese): a lifetime

Definitions

  1. a lifetime

Ancestry of “တစ်သက်”, step by step

တစ်သက် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese တစ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတစ်one
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*kV-tekone

via Burmese သက်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသက်to descend
2Proto-Mon-Khmersək—
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek →Every word from Burmese တစ် →