Where does “ထောပတ်သီး” come from?
ထောပတ်သီး (Burmese) comes from Burmese သီး, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan səj, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *sij.
ထောပတ်သီး (Burmese): avocado
Ancestry of “ထောပတ်သီး”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Burmese | သီး | fruit; to bear fruit, to fruit; wood apple |
| 2 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | səj | to die |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | *sij | — |