Where does “မ” come from?

မ (Burmese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma — no, not, negative, not have, none.

မ (Burmese): not; miss; Alternative form of မယ်

Definitions

  1. not; miss; Alternative form of မယ်

Ancestry of “မ”, step by step

မ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Proto-Sino-Tibetan mow

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetanmowwoman; female relative

via Burmese မည်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမည်းblack; dark

Words derived from “မ”

Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →