Where does “တောသား” come from?

တောသား (Burmese) comes from Burmese -သား, from Burmese သား, from Old Burmese သဟ်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ — child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece.

တောသား (Burmese): person from the countryside

Definitions

person from the countryside

Ancestry of “တောသား”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Burmese	-သား	male resident, inhabitant, or member of
2	Burmese	သား	son; meat, flesh
3	Old Burmese	သဟ်	son
4	Proto-Sino-Tibetan	*tsəʔ	child, son, offspring; grandson; relatives; nephew/niece

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *tsəʔ →Every word from Old Burmese သဟ် →Every word from Burmese သား →