Where does “ထိန်းသိမ်း” come from?
ထိန်းသိမ်း (Burmese) comes from Burmese သိမ်း, from English Zim, from Middle English som, from Old English sum, from Proto-West Germanic *sum, from Proto-Germanic sumaz, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.
ထိန်းသိမ်း (Burmese): to restrain, control
Definitions
- to restrain, control
Ancestry of “ထိန်းသိမ်း”, step by step
ထိန်းသိမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese သိမ်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | သိမ်း | to gather in; to gather in; to take possession... |
| 2 | English | Zim | — |
| 3 | Middle English | som | some |
| 4 | Old English | sum | some |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *sum | some |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | sumaz | some (one), a certain (one) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |
via Burmese ထိန်း
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ထိန်း | to look after or mind (a baby, etc.) |