Where does “တဆယ်” come from?
တဆယ် (Burmese) comes from Burmese တစ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *kV-tek — one.
တဆယ် (Burmese): ten
Definitions
- ten
Ancestry of “တဆယ်”, step by step
တဆယ် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ဆယ်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ဆယ် | ten |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | ts(j)i(j) ~ tsjaj | ten |