Where does “ထမ်းစင်” come from?

ထမ်းစင် (Burmese) comes from Burmese စင်, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (t)s(j)aŋ — clear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear.

ထမ်းစင် (Burmese): stretcher, litter

Definitions

  1. stretcher, litter

Ancestry of “ထမ်းစင်”, step by step

ထမ်းစင် traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese စင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစင်platform, dais, podium, stage; rack attached to a...
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan(t)s(j)aŋclear; pure; clean; clean; pure; clear

via Burmese ထမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထမ်းto carry on the shoulder
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tamto talk, to speak
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