Where does “တေသံ” come from?
တေသံ (Burmese) comes from Burmese သံ, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan sjam — iron.
တေသံ (Burmese): wrought iron
Ancestry of “တေသံ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | သံ | iron; iron nail; envoy, diplomat |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | sjam | iron |