Where does “မတတ်သာ” come from?

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

မတတ်သာ (Burmese): as it could not be helped, if it cannot be helped

Definitions

  1. as it could not be helped, if it cannot be helped

Ancestry of “မတတ်သာ”, step by step

မတတ်သာ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Burmese မ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseမnot; miss; Alternative form of မယ်
2Proto-Sino-Tibetanmano, not, negative, not have, none

via Burmese သာ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseသာpleasant
2Proto-Mon-Khmercn₁amyear

via Burmese တတ်

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Burmeseတတ်to know how to do something
Every word from Proto-Sino-Tibetan ma →Every word from Burmese မ →