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

  1. pensioner; retiree

Ancestry of “ပင်စင်စား”, step by step

ပင်စင်စား traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese ပင်စင်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseပင်စင်pension
2EnglishpensionAn annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a...
3FrenchpensionA pension, regularly received payment; A pension,...
4Old FrenchpensionAlternative form of panssion; payment, rent
5Latinpēnsiōpayment
6Latin-tiōtion, -ation, -ing
7Latindissertātiō(spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

via Burmese စား

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseစားto eat; to divide
Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ