Where does “မင်းမှုထမ်း” come from?

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

မင်းမှုထမ်း (Burmese): person in the service of the king or state

Definitions

  1. person in the service of the king or state

Ancestry of “မင်းမှုထမ်း”, step by step

မင်းမှုထမ်း traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မင်းမှု

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမင်းမှုHis Majesty's Service, royal service
2Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
3Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Burmese ထမ်း

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseထမ်းto carry on the shoulder
2Proto-Sino-Tibetan*tamto talk, to speak
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →Every word from Burmese မင်းမှု →