Where does “ပင်စင်စား” come from?
ပင်စင်စား (Burmese) comes from Burmese ပင်စင်, from English pension, from French pension, from Old French pension, from Latin pēnsiō, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
ပင်စင်စား (Burmese): pensioner; retiree
Definitions
- pensioner; retiree
Ancestry of “ပင်စင်စား”, step by step
ပင်စင်စား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Burmese ပင်စင်
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | ပင်စင် | pension |
| 2 | English | pension | An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a... |
| 3 | French | pension | A pension, regularly received payment; A pension,... |
| 4 | Old French | pension | Alternative form of panssion; payment, rent |
| 5 | Latin | pēnsiō | payment |
| 6 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 7 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 8 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 9 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 10 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 11 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 12 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Burmese စား
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burmese | စား | to eat; to divide |